Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sri Lanka, 1971

Sri Lanka
1971
Total fertility rate: 4.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sri Lanka was 4.27 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (234 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 379,454 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.27
Births
379,454
Births per 1,000 people
30.2
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
12,551,910
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
10-140.20.0%160
15-1942.45.0%27,122
20-24182.721.4%103,044
25-29234.427.4%110,620
30-34202.523.7%77,972
35-39138.916.3%45,528
40-4444.15.2%12,813
45-498.51.0%2,115
50-540.40.0%81