Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Viet Nam, 1968

Viet Nam
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Viet Nam was 6.03 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (320 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.9 years old. In total, 1,399,474 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.03
Births
1,399,474
Births per 1,000 people
35.2
Mean age of mothers
30.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
39,734,609
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
10-140.40.0%996
15-1934.42.9%66,687
20-24216.418.0%279,123
25-29319.726.6%359,121
30-34277.223.1%319,192
35-39216.418.0%242,570
40-44127.710.6%123,942
45-499.00.7%7,842
50-540.00.0%0