Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1971

South-Eastern Asia
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.52
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 5.52 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 10,864,751 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.52
Births
10,864,751
Births per 1,000 people
37.8
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
287,154,525
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
10-145.80.5%103,933
15-1985.27.7%1,247,754
20-24237.421.5%2,738,999
25-29268.024.3%2,611,762
30-34231.321.0%2,088,361
35-39170.215.4%1,380,403
40-4487.77.9%599,334
45-4916.21.5%90,473
50-540.80.1%3,727