Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1966

South-Eastern Asia
1966
Total fertility rate: 5.87
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 5.87 children per woman in 1966 — 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 29.6 years old. In total, 10,334,778 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
10,334,778
Births per 1,000 people
40.9
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
106.2
Population
252,824,991
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
10-146.20.5%92,534
15-1992.67.9%1,093,242
20-24248.321.1%2,489,922
25-29283.224.1%2,636,745
30-34248.021.1%2,079,503
35-39183.515.6%1,303,265
40-4495.38.1%555,920
45-4916.51.4%80,437
50-540.80.1%3,199