Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in India, 1995

India
1995
Total fertility rate: 3.65
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of India was 3.65 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (248 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.4 years old. In total, 28,588,052 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.65
Births
28,588,052
Births per 1,000 people
29.8
Mean age of mothers
25.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.9
Population
960,301,044
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
10-147.41.0%388,789
15-19134.818.4%6,287,629
20-24248.334.0%10,351,730
25-29182.925.0%6,736,343
30-3496.413.2%3,168,865
35-3942.65.8%1,231,373
40-4414.21.9%349,256
45-493.70.5%70,057
50-540.30.0%4,011