Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1989

Sao Tome and Principe
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.88
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 5.88 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 4,902 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.88
Births
4,902
Births per 1,000 people
40.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
119,979
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%21
15-19133.911.4%832
20-24265.522.6%1,489
25-29256.921.8%1,089
30-34204.617.4%697
35-39194.716.5%529
40-44102.48.7%216
45-4916.11.4%30
50-540.50.0%1