Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1987

South-Eastern Asia
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.56
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 3.56 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (186 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 11,890,277 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.56
Births
11,890,277
Births per 1,000 people
28.7
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.8
Population
413,825,271
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
10-142.50.4%60,379
15-1963.28.9%1,401,695
20-24179.025.1%3,622,775
25-29185.726.1%3,273,363
30-34141.919.9%2,053,407
35-3992.012.9%1,039,782
40-4439.75.6%365,633
45-498.31.2%69,634
50-540.50.1%3,615