Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Asia, 1986

Eastern Asia
1986
Total fertility rate: 2.59
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Asia was 2.59 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (201 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 28,937,305 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.59
Births
28,937,305
Births per 1,000 people
22.5
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.9
Population
1,287,760,748
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%5,860
15-1925.85.0%1,874,839
20-24200.639.1%13,314,372
25-29175.834.2%8,407,125
30-3474.114.4%3,893,606
35-3926.55.2%1,111,912
40-449.81.9%304,246
45-490.70.1%21,208
50-540.20.0%4,118