Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1957

South-Eastern Asia
1957
Total fertility rate: 5.99
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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 5.99 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 8,763,403 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.99
Births
8,763,403
Births per 1,000 people
44.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
197,455,037
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
10-149.60.8%101,365
15-1998.78.2%972,269
20-24249.820.8%2,258,885
25-29287.624.0%2,243,500
30-34254.221.2%1,647,071
35-39188.015.7%1,022,123
40-4494.17.9%448,817
45-4916.21.3%66,786
50-540.80.1%2,590