Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Nepal, 1986

Nepal
1986
Total fertility rate: 5.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Nepal was 5.40 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 698,463 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.40
Births
698,463
Births per 1,000 people
39.1
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
17,868,124
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
10-143.70.3%3,703
15-19122.411.3%107,754
20-24273.225.3%205,011
25-29260.024.1%166,726
30-34205.019.0%115,798
35-39136.112.6%67,444
40-4462.85.8%26,340
45-4915.71.5%5,433
50-540.90.1%254