Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Asia, 1969

Asia
1969
Total fertility rate: 5.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Asia was 5.65 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 79,891,426 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.65
Births
79,891,426
Births per 1,000 people
38.3
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
2,086,069,581
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
10-145.40.5%644,448
15-1990.48.0%9,511,661
20-24264.723.5%21,369,443
25-29279.224.7%19,233,838
30-34227.220.1%14,721,070
35-39167.914.9%9,781,013
40-4481.17.2%4,092,583
45-4912.01.1%519,847
50-540.50.0%17,499