Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South-Eastern Asia, 2002

South-Eastern Asia
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.52
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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South-Eastern Asia was 2.52 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (138 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 11,561,635 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.52
Births
11,561,635
Births per 1,000 people
21.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
542,363,453
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
10-141.00.2%27,082
15-1943.78.7%1,178,199
20-24129.825.7%3,271,703
25-29137.827.3%3,184,804
30-34104.820.8%2,256,924
35-3960.812.1%1,197,691
40-4422.44.4%385,474
45-494.10.8%57,229
50-540.20.0%2,518