Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005

Sao Tome and Principe
2005
Total fertility rate: 4.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 4.94 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (224 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 6,300 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.94
Births
6,300
Births per 1,000 people
39.0
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
161,640
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
10-143.10.3%30
15-19126.012.7%1,138
20-24224.222.6%1,909
25-29210.621.3%1,411
30-34183.918.6%900
35-39151.715.3%604
40-4478.88.0%279
45-4911.61.2%32
50-540.30.0%0