Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1962

South-Eastern Asia
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.01
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 6.01 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 9,796,124 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.01
Births
9,796,124
Births per 1,000 people
43.1
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
227,172,012
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
10-147.10.6%88,543
15-1999.88.3%1,042,284
20-24251.520.9%2,427,542
25-29288.924.0%2,548,885
30-34253.821.1%1,924,375
35-39188.815.7%1,183,448
40-4496.48.0%503,806
45-4916.31.4%74,322
50-540.70.1%2,919