Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Indonesia, 1978

Indonesia
1978
Total fertility rate: 4.73
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Indonesia was 4.73 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 4,954,155 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.73
Births
4,954,155
Births per 1,000 people
34.9
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
141,953,164
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
10-1410.41.1%89,944
15-19119.412.6%889,899
20-24231.224.5%1,410,260
25-29221.223.4%1,051,750
30-34177.218.7%774,255
35-39118.712.6%493,459
40-4454.65.8%204,830
45-4912.01.3%38,059
50-540.70.1%1,700