Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Asia, 1972

Southern Asia
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.75
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Asia was 5.75 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 31,574,731 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.75
Births
31,574,731
Births per 1,000 people
40.8
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
774,741,265
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
10-1411.11.0%499,570
15-19161.614.1%6,268,685
20-24290.325.3%9,088,884
25-29271.723.6%6,964,383
30-34210.818.3%4,812,503
35-39133.511.6%2,738,881
40-4456.54.9%1,000,219
45-4912.81.1%192,928
50-540.70.1%8,667