Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central Asia, 1972

Central Asia
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central Asia was 5.05 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 1,139,129 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.05
Births
1,139,129
Births per 1,000 people
33.5
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
34,025,970
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%116
15-1942.34.2%70,647
20-24260.425.9%344,513
25-29260.125.9%224,205
30-34202.420.1%240,288
35-39155.215.4%173,862
40-4469.66.9%72,419
45-4914.61.5%12,545
50-541.00.1%533