Fertility in Myanmar, 1959

Myanmar
1959
Total fertility rate: 5.91
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Myanmar was 5.91 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 903,692 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.91
Births
903,692
Births per 1,000 people
42.5
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
21,264,010
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
10-141.20.1%1,218
15-1967.05.7%60,535
20-24236.220.0%204,508
25-29278.123.5%231,408
30-34269.322.7%202,684
35-39209.917.7%135,232
40-44101.68.6%58,356
45-4919.71.7%9,363
50-540.90.1%386