Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Myanmar, 1979

Myanmar
1979
Total fertility rate: 4.90
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Myanmar was 4.90 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (229 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.5 years old. In total, 1,099,185 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.90
Births
1,099,185
Births per 1,000 people
33.7
Mean age of mothers
30.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
32,596,550
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
10-141.70.2%3,309
15-1958.86.0%99,634
20-24193.219.7%286,775
25-29228.723.4%287,725
30-34213.621.8%201,160
35-39168.317.2%134,884
40-4494.19.6%71,275
45-4919.32.0%13,787
50-541.00.1%634