Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Asia, 1981

Southern Asia
1981
Total fertility rate: 5.12
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Asia was 5.12 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 37,314,112 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.12
Births
37,314,112
Births per 1,000 people
38.7
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
965,367,501
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
10-1410.71.0%585,043
15-19156.915.3%7,577,807
20-24274.526.8%11,647,369
25-29241.423.6%8,723,335
30-34175.517.1%5,023,544
35-39109.710.7%2,602,972
40-4445.44.4%962,136
45-499.91.0%183,610
50-540.50.1%8,281