Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1955

Sao Tome and Principe
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.18
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.18 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 2,682 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.18
Births
2,682
Births per 1,000 people
41.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
64,606
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
10-142.80.2%7
15-19141.511.4%345
20-24280.422.7%566
25-29267.721.6%692
30-34215.017.4%514
35-39204.616.5%379
40-44107.58.7%159
45-4917.41.4%21
50-540.50.0%0