Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guyana, 1979

Guyana
1979
Total fertility rate: 3.86
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guyana was 3.86 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (228 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 24,379 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.86
Births
24,379
Births per 1,000 people
31.7
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
770,062
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-142.80.4%144
15-19105.613.7%4,956
20-24227.729.4%8,880
25-29186.224.1%5,645
30-34131.917.1%2,841
35-3983.410.8%1,402
40-4430.64.0%447
45-495.00.6%65
50-540.20.0%2