Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1973

South-Eastern Asia
1973
Total fertility rate: 5.34
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 5.34 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 11,111,438 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.34
Births
11,111,438
Births per 1,000 people
36.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
301,442,960
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
10-145.90.6%111,891
15-1984.57.9%1,341,125
20-24231.221.7%2,914,597
25-29260.124.4%2,635,109
30-34222.120.8%2,038,498
35-39162.315.2%1,368,467
40-4483.27.8%604,824
45-4915.61.5%93,133
50-540.80.1%3,784