Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Asia, 1974

Southern Asia
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.62
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Asia was 5.62 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 32,763,621 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.62
Births
32,763,621
Births per 1,000 people
40.3
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
812,928,459
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%532,071
15-19161.314.4%6,616,287
20-24286.725.5%9,798,355
25-29265.323.6%7,140,975
30-34204.718.2%4,777,628
35-39127.511.4%2,710,537
40-4453.24.7%986,510
45-4912.21.1%192,438
50-540.70.1%8,813