Reproduction Rate


total fertility rate, gross reproduction rate, general fertility rate and crude birth rate: 1999
Fertility indicator Total Urban Rural
Total fertility rate (live births per thousand women) 5.71 5.45 6.28
Gross reproduction rate (female births per women) 2.77 2.65 3.05
General fertility rates (live births per 1000 population) 173.3 166.5 189.3
Crude birth rate (live births per 1000 population) 41.8 42.2 41.2

Source: 1999 Census of Population and Housing, EPPSO