Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkmenistan, 1978

Turkmenistan
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.61
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkmenistan was 5.61 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 98,189 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.61
Births
98,189
Births per 1,000 people
36.5
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
2,691,088
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
10-140.10.0%22
15-1922.42.0%3,598
20-24268.424.0%34,067
25-29307.327.5%28,567
30-34245.121.9%13,888
35-39163.314.6%10,370
40-4495.98.6%6,701
45-4915.61.4%920
50-541.10.1%54