Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Viet Nam, 1973

Viet Nam
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.11
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Viet Nam was 6.11 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (319 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.9 years old. In total, 1,638,342 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.11
Births
1,638,342
Births per 1,000 people
36.9
Mean age of mothers
30.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
44,409,861
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%1,251
15-1937.23.1%92,405
20-24224.518.4%430,804
25-29319.026.2%406,920
30-34281.523.1%311,718
35-39216.117.7%244,309
40-44130.910.7%143,115
45-498.30.7%7,818
50-540.00.0%0