Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Seychelles, 1978

Seychelles
1978
Total fertility rate: 3.92
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Seychelles was 3.92 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (205 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 1,687 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.92
Births
1,687
Births per 1,000 people
26.0
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
24.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
64,987
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
10-141.40.2%6
15-19109.414.0%412
20-24205.026.2%541
25-29177.622.7%313
30-34144.218.4%209
35-39101.913.0%146
40-4437.84.8%54
45-494.10.5%6
50-540.00.0%0