Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Asia, 1962

Southern Asia
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.15
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Asia was 6.15 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 26,785,586 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.15
Births
26,785,586
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
613,530,983
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%378,182
15-19156.912.7%4,297,504
20-24301.024.5%7,402,868
25-29289.023.5%6,428,241
30-34233.619.0%4,519,771
35-39155.312.6%2,592,214
40-4468.75.6%990,327
45-4913.71.1%169,124
50-540.70.1%7,373