Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1972

South-Eastern Asia
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.44
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 5.44 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (265 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 10,987,265 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.44
Births
10,987,265
Births per 1,000 people
37.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
294,271,691
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
10-145.90.5%107,653
15-1984.47.8%1,287,065
20-24234.221.6%2,818,517
25-29264.824.4%2,625,432
30-34227.320.9%2,069,345
35-39166.615.3%1,378,855
40-4485.77.9%604,233
45-4916.01.5%92,371
50-540.80.1%3,795