Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1974

South-Eastern Asia
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.15
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 5.15 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (252 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 11,044,101 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.15
Births
11,044,101
Births per 1,000 people
35.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
308,596,447
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
10-145.80.6%111,417
15-1982.38.0%1,355,821
20-24224.821.9%2,961,427
25-29252.124.5%2,627,562
30-34213.820.8%1,976,463
35-39154.915.1%1,325,814
40-4478.97.7%589,455
45-4915.01.5%92,408
50-540.70.1%3,730