Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Thailand, 1956

Thailand
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.37
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Thailand was 6.37 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 1,071,417 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.37
Births
1,071,417
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
23,997,265
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
10-141.60.1%2,073
15-1975.65.9%94,534
20-24258.620.3%286,493
25-29301.423.6%280,964
30-34274.321.5%201,642
35-39220.917.3%133,255
40-44117.19.2%60,196
45-4925.92.0%11,734
50-541.40.1%527