Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971

Sao Tome and Principe
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.49
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Year

-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.49 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 3,133 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.49
Births
3,133
Births per 1,000 people
39.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
79,330
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
15-19146.911.3%576
20-24293.222.6%905
25-29283.421.9%667
30-34225.717.4%435
35-39214.316.5%350
40-44111.58.6%161
45-4917.81.4%23
50-540.50.0%0