Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1968

South-Eastern Asia
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.77
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 5.77 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 10,550,786 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.77
Births
10,550,786
Births per 1,000 people
39.6
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
266,224,351
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
10-145.70.5%91,820
15-1988.27.6%1,134,915
20-24245.221.3%2,548,602
25-29279.224.2%2,633,423
30-34243.421.1%2,114,892
35-39180.315.6%1,357,184
40-4493.78.1%581,793
45-4916.61.4%84,709
50-540.80.1%3,438