Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1981

Sao Tome and Principe
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.33
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.33 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 4,178 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.33
Births
4,178
Births per 1,000 people
41.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
100,615
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
10-142.80.2%18
15-19143.111.3%764
20-24286.222.6%1,234
25-29276.621.9%954
30-34220.317.4%567
35-39209.216.5%417
40-44108.28.6%196
45-4917.41.4%30
50-540.50.0%1