Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Asia, 1971

Asia
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Asia was 5.35 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 80,314,126 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.35
Births
80,314,126
Births per 1,000 people
36.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
2,188,326,582
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
10-145.50.5%650,022
15-1987.98.2%9,873,108
20-24256.524.0%23,021,681
25-29270.925.3%19,215,410
30-34214.720.1%14,103,412
35-39150.814.1%9,169,251
40-4470.86.6%3,732,640
45-4911.61.1%527,142
50-540.60.1%21,458