Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1991

Sao Tome and Principe
1991
Total fertility rate: 5.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 5.77 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 5,110 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.77
Births
5,110
Births per 1,000 people
40.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
125,696
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%22
15-19129.811.2%863
20-24261.522.7%1,512
25-29252.021.8%1,161
30-34200.617.4%723
35-39190.816.5%565
40-44100.58.7%232
45-4916.11.4%30
50-540.50.0%1