Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1979

Sao Tome and Principe
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.43 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 4,001 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.43
Births
4,001
Births per 1,000 people
41.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.4
Population
96,252
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
15-19145.811.3%727
20-24290.922.6%1,199
25-29281.221.9%904
30-34223.817.4%536
35-39212.316.5%398
40-44110.38.6%191
45-4917.61.4%29
50-540.50.0%1