Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Asia, 1982

Southern Asia
1982
Total fertility rate: 5.04
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Asia was 5.04 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 37,929,719 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.04
Births
37,929,719
Births per 1,000 people
38.3
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
989,702,116
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
10-1410.81.1%598,463
15-19156.715.5%7,719,106
20-24273.127.1%11,885,141
25-29238.123.6%8,909,831
30-34169.316.8%5,078,210
35-39106.310.5%2,588,710
40-4444.54.4%955,963
45-499.81.0%185,829
50-540.50.1%8,468