Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 2006

Sao Tome and Principe
2006
Total fertility rate: 4.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 4.93 children per woman in 2006 — 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, 6,435 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.93
Births
6,435
Births per 1,000 people
38.9
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
165,638
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%30
15-19123.112.5%1,116
20-24225.122.8%1,924
25-29211.021.3%1,481
30-34184.518.7%947
35-39152.115.4%623
40-4477.97.9%279
45-4911.21.1%33
50-540.30.0%0