Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004

Sao Tome and Principe
2004
Total fertility rate: 4.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 4.96 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (225 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 6,183 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.96
Births
6,183
Births per 1,000 people
39.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
157,705
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
15-19129.713.0%1,172
20-24224.522.6%1,886
25-29211.021.2%1,339
30-34183.818.5%861
35-39151.315.2%590
40-4479.58.0%274
45-4912.21.2%32
50-540.30.0%0