Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Myanmar, 1998

Myanmar
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Myanmar was 2.91 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (150 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 1,052,670 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.91
Births
1,052,670
Births per 1,000 people
23.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
44,257,793
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
10-141.60.3%3,933
15-1941.97.2%95,636
20-24126.821.7%263,985
25-29150.025.7%284,319
30-34125.721.5%212,970
35-3989.515.3%132,309
40-4441.67.1%53,051
45-496.01.0%6,296
50-540.20.0%171