Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1989

South-Eastern Asia
1989
Total fertility rate: 3.40
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 3.40 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (177 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 12,027,438 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.40
Births
12,027,438
Births per 1,000 people
27.9
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.8
Population
431,188,829
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%55,975
15-1960.28.8%1,375,571
20-24172.425.3%3,618,271
25-29177.526.1%3,315,862
30-34136.120.0%2,141,474
35-3987.212.8%1,087,556
40-4437.75.5%367,982
45-497.21.1%61,617
50-540.40.1%3,123