Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Thailand, 1972

Thailand
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Thailand was 5.08 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (243 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 1,315,153 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.08
Births
1,315,153
Births per 1,000 people
34.7
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
37,933,930
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%1,315
15-1967.26.6%135,274
20-24219.821.7%356,717
25-29243.324.0%312,657
30-34199.419.7%235,692
35-39168.316.6%177,409
40-4492.79.1%80,365
45-4922.42.2%15,086
50-541.20.1%639