Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 1999

South-Eastern Asia
1999
Total fertility rate: 2.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 2.64 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (144 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 11,576,919 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.64
Births
11,576,919
Births per 1,000 people
22.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
519,294,856
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
10-141.30.2%35,372
15-1945.68.6%1,198,055
20-24135.625.7%3,257,287
25-29143.927.2%3,226,451
30-34108.320.5%2,230,971
35-3964.412.2%1,189,610
40-4424.54.6%380,491
45-494.60.9%56,199
50-540.30.1%2,487