Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1978

Sao Tome and Principe
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.47
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.47 children per woman in 1978 — 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, 3,886 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.47
Births
3,886
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
93,794
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%17
15-19146.911.4%707
20-24292.622.6%1,170
25-29282.921.9%868
30-34225.217.4%514
35-39213.516.5%393
40-44111.18.6%189
45-4917.81.4%28
50-540.50.0%1