Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Asia, 1969

Southern Asia
1969
Total fertility rate: 5.93
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Asia was 5.93 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 29,915,269 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.93
Births
29,915,269
Births per 1,000 people
41.3
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
723,525,176
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
10-1411.31.0%473,564
15-19157.913.3%5,551,032
20-24294.424.9%8,208,406
25-29280.323.7%6,792,940
30-34221.218.7%4,893,823
35-39143.412.1%2,774,739
40-4461.65.2%1,021,528
45-4913.41.1%190,784
50-540.70.1%8,447