Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1956

South-Eastern Asia
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.90
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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 5.90 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 8,435,272 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.90
Births
8,435,272
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
191,983,695
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
10-149.70.8%101,091
15-1997.38.2%950,692
20-24246.720.9%2,185,726
25-29283.524.0%2,144,784
30-34250.621.2%1,572,268
35-39184.615.6%981,835
40-4492.17.8%431,875
45-4916.01.4%64,509
50-540.80.1%2,494