Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Asia, 1968

Southern Asia
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.99
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Asia was 5.99 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 29,512,186 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.99
Births
29,512,186
Births per 1,000 people
41.7
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
707,176,724
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
10-1411.51.0%470,229
15-19158.413.2%5,346,988
20-24296.124.8%8,046,578
25-29282.023.6%6,763,406
30-34224.218.7%4,890,177
35-39146.312.2%2,773,462
40-4463.15.3%1,025,222
45-4913.51.1%187,900
50-540.70.1%8,224