Fertility in Southern Asia, 1955

Southern Asia
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.08
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Asia was 6.08 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 23,411,123 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.08
Births
23,411,123
Births per 1,000 people
45.1
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
518,752,078
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
10-1411.50.9%309,835
15-19156.012.8%3,877,374
20-24294.524.2%6,536,733
25-29284.323.3%5,486,479
30-34231.319.0%3,891,342
35-39155.812.8%2,272,792
40-4470.55.8%887,428
45-4913.21.1%143,589
50-540.60.1%5,554