Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 2011

Sao Tome and Principe
2011
Total fertility rate: 4.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 4.72 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (218 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 6,841 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.72
Births
6,841
Births per 1,000 people
36.8
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
185,649
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
10-142.20.2%25
15-19121.712.9%1,160
20-24217.823.0%1,866
25-29208.722.1%1,644
30-34178.518.9%1,158
35-39138.514.7%683
40-4468.77.3%270
45-499.11.0%31
50-540.20.0%0