Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1950

Sao Tome and Principe
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.23
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.23 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 2,776 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.23
Births
2,776
Births per 1,000 people
45.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
60,874
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
10-142.40.2%4
15-19152.212.1%211
20-24284.322.6%804
25-29271.321.6%769
30-34216.617.2%473
35-39206.016.4%351
40-44108.28.6%144
45-4917.21.4%20
50-540.50.0%0