Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1972

Sao Tome and Principe
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.51
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.51 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 3,237 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.51
Births
3,237
Births per 1,000 people
39.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
81,041
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%13
15-19147.811.4%599
20-24294.022.6%940
25-29284.421.9%692
30-34226.417.4%440
35-39214.916.5%360
40-44111.98.6%167
45-4917.81.4%25
50-540.50.0%0