Fertility in Central Asia, 1959

Central Asia
1959
Total fertility rate: 5.50
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central Asia was 5.50 children per woman in 1959 — 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 30.0 years old. In total, 974,039 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.50
Births
974,039
Births per 1,000 people
42.6
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
22,845,645
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%52
15-1959.25.3%47,712
20-24260.423.5%290,081
25-29279.225.2%254,296
30-34224.820.3%214,020
35-39181.716.4%115,348
40-4484.47.6%41,926
45-4917.21.6%10,120
50-540.90.1%483