Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1988

South-Eastern Asia
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.48
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 3.48 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (182 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 11,967,168 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.48
Births
11,967,168
Births per 1,000 people
28.3
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
422,509,788
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
10-142.30.3%56,103
15-1961.18.8%1,375,978
20-24176.125.3%3,632,660
25-29182.026.1%3,306,053
30-34139.120.0%2,101,556
35-3989.612.9%1,063,584
40-4438.35.5%361,925
45-497.81.1%65,870
50-540.50.1%3,433