Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Viet Nam, 1998

Viet Nam
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Viet Nam was 2.10 children per woman in 1998 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (146 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 1,374,488 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.10
Births
1,374,488
Births per 1,000 people
18.3
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
75,299,660
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%434
15-1934.28.2%138,308
20-24145.834.7%534,459
25-29122.429.1%388,196
30-3468.516.3%191,999
35-3933.17.9%87,118
40-4412.93.1%29,163
45-492.60.6%4,492
50-540.30.1%323