Fertility in Singapore, 1951

Singapore
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.25
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Singapore was 6.25 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (337 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 46,536 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.25
Births
46,536
Births per 1,000 people
43.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
1,068,035
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
10-140.30.0%20
15-1974.36.0%3,775
20-24291.623.3%12,220
25-29336.927.0%12,547
30-34274.722.0%9,807
35-39185.514.9%5,887
40-4480.26.4%2,171
45-495.20.4%110
50-540.00.0%0