Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guyana, 1987

Guyana
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.31
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guyana was 3.31 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (197 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 23,355 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.31
Births
23,355
Births per 1,000 people
30.6
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
764,120
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
10-143.00.4%143
15-19110.716.7%5,051
20-24197.029.7%8,039
25-29149.222.5%5,214
30-34106.316.0%2,984
35-3967.910.2%1,466
40-4425.83.9%416
45-493.40.5%44
50-540.10.0%1