Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1994

Sao Tome and Principe
1994
Total fertility rate: 5.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 5.56 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (251 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 5,230 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.56
Births
5,230
Births per 1,000 people
39.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
132,732
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%25
15-19125.111.2%921
20-24251.322.6%1,438
25-29242.721.8%1,224
30-34193.417.4%768
35-39183.816.5%581
40-4497.38.7%243
45-4915.71.4%30
50-540.40.0%1