Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 2012

Sao Tome and Principe
2012
Total fertility rate: 4.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 4.66 children per woman in 2012 — 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 28.6 years old. In total, 6,889 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.66
Births
6,889
Births per 1,000 people
36.4
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
189,439
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
10-142.00.2%23
15-19117.512.6%1,144
20-24217.623.3%1,886
25-29208.822.4%1,650
30-34177.018.9%1,185
35-39135.714.5%701
40-4466.67.1%271
45-498.70.9%30
50-540.20.0%0