Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 2002

Sao Tome and Principe
2002
Total fertility rate: 5.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 5.06 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (230 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 5,973 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.06
Births
5,973
Births per 1,000 people
39.8
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
149,922
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
10-142.90.3%29
15-19136.113.4%1,246
20-24229.822.6%1,815
25-29213.321.0%1,203
30-34184.318.1%804
35-39152.515.0%580
40-4484.18.3%267
45-4913.01.3%31
50-540.40.0%0