Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Singapore, 1974

Singapore
1974
Total fertility rate: 2.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Singapore was 2.35 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (174 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 43,136 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.35
Births
43,136
Births per 1,000 people
19.3
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
2,235,075
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%20
15-1920.04.3%2,764
20-24116.524.8%13,876
25-29174.237.1%15,982
30-34102.521.8%7,090
35-3943.19.2%2,710
40-4412.92.8%673
45-490.40.1%18
50-540.00.0%0