Fertility in Myanmar, 1955

Myanmar
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.91
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Myanmar was 5.91 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 866,831 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.91
Births
866,831
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
19,550,482
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
10-141.10.1%1,055
15-1966.85.6%59,628
20-24237.920.1%206,412
25-29280.223.6%224,327
30-34270.922.9%186,069
35-39209.317.7%129,455
40-4498.58.3%50,678
45-4919.71.7%8,828
50-541.00.1%377