Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central Asia, 1997

Central Asia
1997
Total fertility rate: 2.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central Asia was 2.89 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (216 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 1,307,573 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.89
Births
1,307,573
Births per 1,000 people
23.7
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
55,126,763
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%83
15-1944.37.7%118,919
20-24216.337.4%525,108
25-29171.529.7%369,960
30-3494.516.4%197,973
35-3939.26.8%77,205
40-4410.61.8%16,509
45-491.40.2%1,615
50-540.30.1%199