Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Singapore, 1953

Singapore
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Singapore was 6.32 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (341 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 50,502 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.32
Births
50,502
Births per 1,000 people
42.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
1,187,520
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%22
15-1974.55.9%4,255
20-24293.723.3%13,831
25-29341.327.0%13,537
30-34278.722.1%10,082
35-39188.214.9%6,316
40-4480.76.4%2,346
45-494.90.4%115
50-540.00.0%0