Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Asia, 1964

Southern Asia
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.16
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Asia was 6.16 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (303 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 27,808,045 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.16
Births
27,808,045
Births per 1,000 people
43.2
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
644,238,586
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
10-1411.20.9%401,340
15-19156.612.7%4,502,833
20-24302.624.6%7,605,331
25-29290.123.6%6,677,686
30-34233.719.0%4,722,478
35-39154.812.6%2,690,682
40-4468.15.5%1,021,297
45-4913.91.1%178,640
50-540.70.1%7,758