Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960

Sao Tome and Principe
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.24
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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   1960  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.24 children per woman in 1960 — 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, 3,030 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.24
Births
3,030
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
68,012
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%5
15-19153.712.2%299
20-24284.122.5%876
25-29272.221.6%771
30-34217.117.2%507
35-39206.416.4%389
40-44108.48.6%161
45-4917.31.4%22
50-540.50.0%0