Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003

Sao Tome and Principe
2003
Total fertility rate: 5.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 5.01 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (226 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 6,084 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.01
Births
6,084
Births per 1,000 people
39.6
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
153,814
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
10-143.00.3%29
15-19133.613.3%1,215
20-24225.822.4%1,851
25-29212.321.1%1,270
30-34184.518.3%832
35-39152.215.1%584
40-4482.08.1%272
45-4912.61.3%32
50-540.30.0%0