Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Viet Nam, 1988

Viet Nam
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Viet Nam was 3.62 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (204 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 1,804,440 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.62
Births
1,804,440
Births per 1,000 people
28.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
62,843,228
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
10-140.20.0%664
15-1939.75.5%128,543
20-24203.728.1%585,870
25-29198.027.3%533,972
30-34143.919.8%335,133
35-3990.312.4%161,961
40-4444.76.2%52,868
45-495.00.7%5,127
50-540.30.0%301