Fertility in Central Asia, 1955

Central Asia
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.14
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Central Asia was 5.14 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 802,067 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.14
Births
802,067
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
20,220,471
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
10-140.10.0%76
15-1947.94.7%52,823
20-24244.123.8%215,504
25-29260.325.3%251,753
30-34212.420.7%144,765
35-39166.316.2%81,107
40-4478.67.7%46,728
45-4916.71.6%8,768
50-541.00.1%545