Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Singapore, 1962

Singapore
1962
Total fertility rate: 5.22
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1962  +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 5.22 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 56,851 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.22
Births
56,851
Births per 1,000 people
33.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
1,721,176
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
15-1947.14.5%3,358
20-24246.023.6%16,169
25-29292.428.0%17,024
30-34231.222.2%11,558
35-39157.215.1%6,312
40-4465.46.3%2,310
45-492.90.3%93
50-540.00.0%0