Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Myanmar, 1972

Myanmar
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Myanmar was 5.53 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (255 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.6 years old. In total, 1,039,217 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.53
Births
1,039,217
Births per 1,000 people
36.6
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
28,428,324
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
10-141.60.1%2,719
15-1965.35.9%95,537
20-24214.419.4%256,750
25-29255.323.1%236,169
30-34244.022.1%202,076
35-39194.617.6%154,192
40-44105.69.6%77,735
45-4921.41.9%13,477
50-541.00.1%562