Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mongolia, 1978

Mongolia
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.62
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mongolia was 6.62 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (351 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.6 years old. In total, 62,971 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.62
Births
62,971
Births per 1,000 people
38.9
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
1,619,468
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
10-140.50.0%50
15-1945.83.5%4,254
20-24283.421.5%18,895
25-29351.026.6%16,601
30-34266.920.2%10,309
35-39202.415.3%7,621
40-44127.09.6%4,044
45-4939.33.0%1,133
50-542.70.2%61