Fertility in Singapore, 1970

Singapore
1970
Total fertility rate: 3.07
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Singapore was 3.07 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (211 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 44,882 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.07
Births
44,882
Births per 1,000 people
21.5
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
2,091,558
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
10-140.20.0%21
15-1925.04.1%3,016
20-24134.622.0%13,146
25-29210.934.5%14,329
30-34138.022.6%9,091
35-3974.112.1%3,995
40-4427.24.4%1,244
45-491.00.2%36
50-540.00.0%0