Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Viet Nam, 2012

Viet Nam
2012
Total fertility rate: 1.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Viet Nam was 1.97 children per woman in 2012 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (124 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 1,601,508 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.97
Births
1,601,508
Births per 1,000 people
17.9
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
112.3
Population
89,510,356
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%465
15-1939.19.9%156,993
20-24121.230.6%521,236
25-29123.831.3%520,959
30-3473.418.6%274,438
35-3930.27.6%102,810
40-446.91.8%22,214
45-490.70.2%2,155
50-540.10.0%240