Fertility in Sri Lanka, 1961

Sri Lanka
1961
Total fertility rate: 5.24
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sri Lanka was 5.24 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 352,100 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.24
Births
352,100
Births per 1,000 people
35.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
9,899,372
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
10-140.60.1%320
15-1969.06.6%33,722
20-24230.522.0%92,569
25-29267.625.5%91,609
30-34262.225.0%79,692
35-39162.315.5%42,704
40-4446.84.5%9,999
45-498.20.8%1,433
50-540.40.0%54