Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1957

Sao Tome and Principe
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.20 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 2,811 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.20
Births
2,811
Births per 1,000 people
42.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
65,871
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
10-142.70.2%7
15-19148.411.9%383
20-24279.822.5%698
25-29268.121.5%646
30-34215.417.3%507
35-39205.016.5%387
40-44107.38.6%160
45-4917.41.4%22
50-540.50.0%0