Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1974

Sao Tome and Principe
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.53 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 3,439 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.53
Births
3,439
Births per 1,000 people
40.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
84,672
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
15-19148.811.4%638
20-24294.922.6%1,013
25-29285.621.9%743
30-34227.317.4%454
35-39215.616.5%376
40-44112.28.6%177
45-4917.91.4%25
50-540.50.0%0