Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1996

Sao Tome and Principe
1996
Total fertility rate: 5.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 5.47 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (244 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 5,389 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.47
Births
5,389
Births per 1,000 people
39.3
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
136,962
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
10-142.60.2%25
15-19128.011.7%1,016
20-24244.322.3%1,472
25-29238.521.8%1,201
30-34189.417.3%795
35-39180.416.5%600
40-4494.98.7%251
45-4915.51.4%31
50-540.40.0%0