Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Thailand, 1979

Thailand
1979
Total fertility rate: 3.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Thailand was 3.45 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (185 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 1,197,995 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.45
Births
1,197,995
Births per 1,000 people
26.8
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
44,718,434
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
10-140.30.0%882
15-1956.48.2%142,043
20-24184.626.7%397,436
25-29171.724.9%310,345
30-34120.817.5%169,001
35-3986.712.6%103,948
40-4454.98.0%60,726
45-4914.32.1%12,919
50-541.00.1%694