Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970

Sao Tome and Principe
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.47
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.47 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 3,012 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.47
Births
3,012
Births per 1,000 people
38.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
77,626
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%12
15-19145.811.3%545
20-24292.122.6%856
25-29282.121.9%642
30-34224.917.4%427
35-39213.516.5%344
40-44111.08.6%159
45-4917.71.4%23
50-540.50.0%0