Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Singapore, 1987

Singapore
1987
Total fertility rate: 1.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1987  +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 1.49 children per woman in 1987 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (114 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 44,390 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.49
Births
44,390
Births per 1,000 people
16.0
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.2
Population
2,781,615
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
10-140.10.0%11
15-197.42.4%862
20-2456.318.7%8,341
25-29114.137.9%18,376
30-3485.428.4%12,526
35-3931.610.5%3,805
40-446.02.0%468
45-490.00.0%3
50-540.00.0%0