Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1995

Sao Tome and Principe
1995
Total fertility rate: 5.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 5.55 children per woman in 1995 — 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, 5,334 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.55
Births
5,334
Births per 1,000 people
39.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
134,895
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
10-142.80.3%25
15-19125.011.3%955
20-24250.722.6%1,462
25-29242.021.8%1,226
30-34193.117.4%791
35-39183.616.5%594
40-4497.08.7%249
45-4915.71.4%31
50-540.40.0%1