Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Viet Nam, 1985

Viet Nam
1985
Total fertility rate: 4.21
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Viet Nam was 4.21 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 1,901,443 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.21
Births
1,901,443
Births per 1,000 people
32.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
59,060,622
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%416
15-1939.34.7%116,614
20-24207.224.5%583,633
25-29231.127.4%594,815
30-34178.121.1%359,827
35-39120.814.3%173,307
40-4461.67.3%66,657
45-495.70.7%5,948
50-540.20.0%224