Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Viet Nam, 1972

Viet Nam
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Viet Nam was 6.10 children per woman in 1972 — 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, 1,579,568 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.10
Births
1,579,568
Births per 1,000 people
36.4
Mean age of mothers
30.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
43,429,168
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
10-140.50.0%1,335
15-1937.33.1%88,107
20-24221.118.2%393,150
25-29319.726.3%391,650
30-34280.923.1%309,770
35-39216.217.8%249,475
40-44131.110.8%138,288
45-498.30.7%7,793
50-540.00.0%0