Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Asia, 1969

Eastern Asia
1969
Total fertility rate: 5.44
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Asia was 5.44 children per woman in 1969 — 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, 34,819,070 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.44
Births
34,819,070
Births per 1,000 people
35.8
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
973,672,583
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
10-141.00.1%52,495
15-1945.04.2%2,302,326
20-24247.122.8%9,381,275
25-29278.725.7%8,742,771
30-34227.621.0%6,807,380
35-39182.516.8%5,078,097
40-4492.08.5%2,250,762
45-499.30.9%200,412
50-540.20.0%3,544