Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Thailand, 1997

Thailand
1997
Total fertility rate: 1.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Thailand was 1.85 children per woman in 1997 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (105 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 1,022,011 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.85
Births
1,022,011
Births per 1,000 people
16.8
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
60,724,584
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
10-140.70.2%1,926
15-1943.711.8%116,074
20-24102.827.8%279,830
25-29105.128.4%304,999
30-3473.419.9%210,552
35-3933.08.9%85,300
40-449.52.6%20,778
45-491.40.4%2,450
50-540.10.0%104