Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central Asia, 1978

Central Asia
1978
Total fertility rate: 4.45
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central Asia was 4.45 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 1,249,746 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.45
Births
1,249,746
Births per 1,000 people
31.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
39,571,965
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
10-140.00.0%75
15-1936.14.1%78,834
20-24257.729.0%462,724
25-29243.727.4%353,706
30-34176.619.9%163,467
35-39108.612.2%117,392
40-4453.46.0%61,664
45-4911.31.3%11,087
50-540.90.1%803