Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 2007

Sao Tome and Principe
2007
Total fertility rate: 4.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 4.96 children per woman in 2007 — 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, 6,604 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.96
Births
6,604
Births per 1,000 people
38.9
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
169,700
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
15-19123.812.5%1,131
20-24224.422.6%1,915
25-29213.221.5%1,557
30-34186.818.8%1,010
35-39151.715.3%641
40-4479.08.0%287
45-4910.71.1%33
50-540.20.0%0