Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 1999

Sao Tome and Principe
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.23
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 5.23 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (237 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 5,618 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.23
Births
5,618
Births per 1,000 people
39.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
142,442
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
10-142.50.2%25
15-19131.612.6%1,160
20-24237.122.6%1,615
25-29224.321.4%1,141
30-34185.517.7%800
35-39162.715.5%598
40-4488.48.4%250
45-4914.51.4%32
50-540.40.0%1