Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1998

South-Eastern Asia
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.72
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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 2.72 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (148 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 11,716,138 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.72
Births
11,716,138
Births per 1,000 people
22.9
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
511,067,381
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
10-141.40.3%37,152
15-1947.38.7%1,223,408
20-24140.325.8%3,322,158
25-29148.027.2%3,272,805
30-34110.320.3%2,234,719
35-3966.212.2%1,187,598
40-4425.64.7%380,455
45-494.80.9%55,399
50-540.30.1%2,440