Fertility in Singapore, 1960

Singapore
1960
Total fertility rate: 5.77
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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   1960  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Singapore was 5.77 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (319 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 59,428 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.77
Births
59,428
Births per 1,000 people
36.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
1,619,322
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%28
15-1965.45.7%4,174
20-24258.522.4%16,579
25-29319.427.7%17,412
30-34260.822.6%12,092
35-39175.615.2%6,591
40-4471.46.2%2,440
45-493.60.3%111
50-540.00.0%0