Fertility in Southern Asia, 1970

Southern Asia
1970
Total fertility rate: 5.88
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Southern Asia was 5.88 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 30,414,919 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.88
Births
30,414,919
Births per 1,000 people
41.1
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
740,680,155
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
10-1411.10.9%476,015
15-19157.613.4%5,737,334
20-24292.724.9%8,452,128
25-29278.723.7%6,851,655
30-34218.718.6%4,895,314
35-39140.912.0%2,779,342
40-4460.45.1%1,022,552
45-4913.21.1%192,057
50-540.70.1%8,522