Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1985

Sao Tome and Principe
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 6.10 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 4,459 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.10
Births
4,459
Births per 1,000 people
41.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
108,658
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%18
15-19139.011.4%840
20-24275.422.6%1,301
25-29266.021.8%988
30-34212.217.4%628
35-39201.716.5%459
40-44104.98.6%196
45-4916.61.4%30
50-540.50.0%1