Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1981

South-Eastern Asia
1981
Total fertility rate: 4.34
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 4.34 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (219 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 11,843,005 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.34
Births
11,843,005
Births per 1,000 people
32.8
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
361,404,142
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
10-144.50.5%97,780
15-1976.78.8%1,531,129
20-24206.923.8%3,571,318
25-29219.225.2%3,070,695
30-34174.820.1%1,914,488
35-39117.513.5%1,082,524
40-4457.36.6%486,684
45-4911.21.3%84,613
50-540.60.1%3,771