Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in India, 1965

India
1965
Total fertility rate: 5.94
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of India was 5.94 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 20,414,205 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.94
Births
20,414,205
Births per 1,000 people
41.7
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
490,140,146
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
10-1411.51.0%318,948
15-19159.213.4%3,492,128
20-24299.225.2%5,590,994
25-29280.823.7%4,886,470
30-34220.518.6%3,415,604
35-39140.811.9%1,880,294
40-4460.75.1%700,844
45-4912.31.0%123,538
50-540.60.1%5,386