Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sri Lanka, 1964

Sri Lanka
1964
Total fertility rate: 5.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Sri Lanka was 5.06 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 367,218 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.06
Births
367,218
Births per 1,000 people
34.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
10,653,396
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
10-140.50.0%294
15-1955.85.5%30,650
20-24225.522.3%100,027
25-29270.726.8%100,243
30-34240.123.8%76,987
35-39160.215.8%45,572
40-4448.64.8%11,678
45-498.80.9%1,701
50-540.40.0%66