Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in India, 1974

India
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.32
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of India was 5.32 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 23,284,797 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.32
Births
23,284,797
Births per 1,000 people
39.0
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
597,041,391
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
10-1411.21.1%385,740
15-19164.115.4%4,971,672
20-24286.326.9%7,309,334
25-29253.323.8%4,966,450
30-34187.917.6%3,205,896
35-39109.410.3%1,735,504
40-4442.34.0%587,472
45-499.90.9%117,206
50-540.50.1%5,523