Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sao Tome and Principe, 2014

Sao Tome and Principe
2014
Total fertility rate: 4.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sao Tome and Principe was 4.48 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (211 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 6,743 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.48
Births
6,743
Births per 1,000 people
34.3
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
196,767
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
10-141.70.2%21
15-19105.211.7%1,058
20-24211.023.5%1,821
25-29205.022.8%1,583
30-34175.619.6%1,238
35-39128.314.3%726
40-4462.26.9%271
45-498.40.9%29
50-540.20.0%0