Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961

Sao Tome and Principe
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.26
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.26 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 3,067 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.26
Births
3,067
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
68,707
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
15-19150.911.9%251
20-24286.222.6%860
25-29273.121.6%852
30-34217.917.2%527
35-39207.116.4%389
40-44108.98.6%160
45-4917.31.4%21
50-540.50.0%0