Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in India, 1969

India
1969
Total fertility rate: 5.68
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of India was 5.68 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 21,386,207 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.68
Births
21,386,207
Births per 1,000 people
40.1
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
533,880,544
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%352,264
15-19160.914.2%4,228,900
20-24291.925.7%5,934,907
25-29271.423.9%4,810,742
30-34207.518.3%3,425,564
35-39127.411.2%1,848,924
40-4452.54.6%653,720
45-4911.71.0%125,380
50-540.60.1%5,802