Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in India, 1956

India
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of India was 5.91 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 17,526,403 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.91
Births
17,526,403
Births per 1,000 people
44.1
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
396,988,903
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
10-1411.41.0%228,729
15-19155.313.1%2,898,670
20-24295.324.9%5,011,098
25-29279.323.6%4,136,925
30-34220.318.6%2,844,052
35-39145.212.3%1,651,818
40-4465.45.5%648,895
45-4911.71.0%102,277
50-540.60.0%3,941