Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1979

South-Eastern Asia
1979
Total fertility rate: 4.57
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 4.57 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (228 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 11,583,721 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.57
Births
11,583,721
Births per 1,000 people
33.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
345,087,302
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
10-144.60.5%98,728
15-1978.08.5%1,484,875
20-24212.123.2%3,420,817
25-29228.425.0%2,934,252
30-34184.520.2%1,869,550
35-39128.214.0%1,150,288
40-4464.57.1%532,923
45-4912.31.4%88,585
50-540.60.1%3,707