Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1998

Sao Tome and Principe
1998
Total fertility rate: 5.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 5.30 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (238 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 5,521 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.30
Births
5,521
Births per 1,000 people
39.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
140,751
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
10-142.40.2%23
15-19129.912.2%1,108
20-24238.222.5%1,550
25-29229.921.7%1,156
30-34185.717.5%799
35-39168.715.9%601
40-4490.78.6%251
45-4914.91.4%32
50-540.40.0%0