Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Indonesia, 1972

Indonesia
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Indonesia was 5.32 children per woman in 1972 — 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 28.4 years old. In total, 4,712,199 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.32
Births
4,712,199
Births per 1,000 people
38.6
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
122,039,841
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
10-1413.51.3%98,343
15-19128.412.1%755,446
20-24247.623.3%1,147,421
25-29244.923.1%1,078,539
30-34208.319.6%872,487
35-39136.712.9%512,897
40-4465.96.2%207,818
45-4915.11.4%37,493
50-540.90.1%1,758