Fertility in Guyana, 2001

Guyana
2001
Total fertility rate: 2.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guyana was 2.96 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (171 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 19,142 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.96
Births
19,142
Births per 1,000 people
25.0
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
764,478
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
10-143.60.6%150
15-19100.116.9%3,590
20-24171.228.9%5,872
25-29140.623.7%4,582
30-3495.516.1%2,882
35-3956.79.6%1,525
40-4420.73.5%473
45-493.60.6%63
50-540.10.0%1