Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Viet Nam, 1966

Viet Nam
1966
Total fertility rate: 5.97
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Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Viet Nam was 5.97 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (318 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 1,347,648 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.97
Births
1,347,648
Births per 1,000 people
35.4
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
38,024,836
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%761
15-1930.52.6%50,768
20-24214.618.0%257,779
25-29317.826.7%356,687
30-34275.023.1%327,248
35-39214.718.1%224,772
40-44126.910.7%122,105
45-499.20.8%7,530
50-540.00.0%0