Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1962

Sao Tome and Principe
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.28 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 2,967 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.28
Births
2,967
Births per 1,000 people
42.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
69,402
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%6
15-19144.011.4%247
20-24287.922.8%761
25-29273.821.7%837
30-34218.617.3%531
35-39207.716.5%396
40-44109.38.7%166
45-4917.41.4%22
50-540.50.0%0