Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nepal, 1962

Nepal
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nepal was 6.08 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 469,653 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.08
Births
469,653
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
10,521,116
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
10-145.20.4%3,145
15-19132.810.9%70,034
20-24264.621.8%119,524
25-29277.222.8%107,939
30-34241.519.9%83,661
35-39179.514.8%55,142
40-4496.67.9%25,870
45-4918.11.5%4,191
50-540.80.1%148