Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in India, 1957

India
1957
Total fertility rate: 5.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of India was 5.91 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 17,825,651 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.91
Births
17,825,651
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
406,253,888
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%233,428
15-19155.613.1%2,916,516
20-24295.625.0%5,110,593
25-29279.423.6%4,230,365
30-34220.418.6%2,897,506
35-39144.712.2%1,672,515
40-4465.05.5%656,355
45-4911.81.0%104,183
50-540.60.1%4,194