Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Asia, 1966

Southern Asia
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.08
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Asia was 6.08 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 28,612,415 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.08
Births
28,612,415
Births per 1,000 people
42.4
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
675,155,350
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
10-1411.61.0%443,905
15-19157.513.0%4,881,042
20-24299.324.7%7,798,410
25-29286.023.6%6,739,578
30-34228.818.9%4,806,949
35-39150.512.4%2,729,344
40-4465.45.4%1,021,278
45-4913.71.1%183,885
50-540.70.1%8,032