Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in India, 1986

India
1986
Total fertility rate: 4.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of India was 4.40 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.0 years old. In total, 27,848,424 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.40
Births
27,848,424
Births per 1,000 people
35.2
Mean age of mothers
26.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.8
Population
790,689,978
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
10-1410.71.2%466,109
15-19155.217.6%6,016,605
20-24277.531.5%9,613,419
25-29212.924.2%6,507,531
30-34127.214.4%3,350,049
35-3966.47.5%1,377,137
40-4424.92.8%421,594
45-495.90.7%90,766
50-540.40.0%5,213