Fertility in Eastern Asia, 1961

Eastern Asia
1961
Total fertility rate: 3.67
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Asia was 3.67 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (193 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 20,599,502 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.67
Births
20,599,502
Births per 1,000 people
25.5
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
807,547,508
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
10-140.90.1%40,493
15-1940.75.5%1,357,988
20-24164.422.4%5,123,125
25-29193.326.3%5,859,303
30-34148.520.2%3,975,681
35-39118.216.1%2,838,808
40-4460.98.3%1,275,308
45-496.70.9%126,098
50-540.20.0%2,691