Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1997

South-Eastern Asia
1997
Total fertility rate: 2.80
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 2.80 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (153 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 11,878,000 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.80
Births
11,878,000
Births per 1,000 people
23.7
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
502,222,536
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
10-141.40.2%37,820
15-1948.88.7%1,239,765
20-24144.325.7%3,375,191
25-29152.727.2%3,325,780
30-34113.520.2%2,259,607
35-3968.912.3%1,198,106
40-4427.14.8%385,694
45-494.90.9%53,733
50-540.30.0%2,304