Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Singapore, 1971

Singapore
1971
Total fertility rate: 3.02
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Singapore was 3.02 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (213 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 46,513 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.02
Births
46,513
Births per 1,000 people
21.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
2,128,433
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
15-1924.74.1%3,094
20-24134.722.3%14,122
25-29212.935.3%14,912
30-34137.922.9%9,409
35-3969.011.4%3,839
40-4422.73.8%1,086
45-490.80.1%30
50-540.00.0%0