Fertility in Myanmar, 1961

Myanmar
1961
Total fertility rate: 5.90
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Myanmar was 5.90 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 919,863 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.90
Births
919,863
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
22,210,580
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%1,349
15-1966.75.7%62,631
20-24234.919.9%203,315
25-29276.523.4%231,603
30-34267.822.7%208,827
35-39210.517.8%140,707
40-44102.68.7%61,176
45-4919.81.7%9,868
50-540.90.1%391