Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1958

Sao Tome and Principe
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.21
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.21 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 2,891 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.21
Births
2,891
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
66,558
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
10-142.60.2%5
15-19151.612.1%372
20-24280.822.4%779
25-29269.421.5%658
30-34215.917.3%503
35-39205.416.4%389
40-44107.58.6%162
45-4917.31.4%22
50-540.50.0%0