United Nations Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat World Fertility Patterns 1977 ASIA Age patterns of fertility ----------------------------------------- Age-specific fertility rate (1) (per 1,000 women) ----------------------------------------- Country or area 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 --------------------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Eastern Asia ----------------------------------------------------------------------- China 5 161 144 47 10 4 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hong Kong 7 41 83 79 30 4 0.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Japan 4 42 123 97 26 3 0.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Macau 8 56 98 75 28 6 0.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mongolia 80 229 170 88 91 21 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Republic of Korea 4 66 189 69 14 2 0.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- South-central Asia ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh 140 196 158 105 56 19 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhutan 57 229 268 223 201 141 53 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- India 116 231 170 97 44 15 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 105 264 253 201 137 65 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kazakhastan 64 190 136 67 35 7 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kyrgyzstan 55 274 196 123 56 16 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Maldives 147 348 356 311 224 100 19 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Nepal 127 266 229 160 94 37 15 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pakistan 92 254 295 253 162 80 44 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sri Lanka 35 109 134 104 54 14 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tajikistan 42 261 227 163 93 34 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkmenistan 26 227 273 177 85 28 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Uzbekistan 44 297 239 149 65 21 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- South-eastern Asia ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Brunei Darussalam 41 142 175 136 84 28 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cambodia 23 221 246 236 182 103 26 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- East Timor 49 213 243 212 153 51 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Indonesia 61 148 150 109 68 31 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lao People's Dem. Rep. 115 297 288 246 190 108 31 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Malaysia 19 124 203 171 106 39 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Myanmar 40 136 172 157 114 55 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Philippines 50 190 217 181 120 51 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Singapore 7 49 133 115 44 7 0.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Thailand 57 134 114 73 39 15 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Viet Nam 56 205 189 107 60 30 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Asia ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Armenia 83 208 104 51 20 4 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Azerbaijan 32 223 180 97 37 9 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bahrain 23 123 153 134 104 56 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyprus 18 123 142 94 40 8 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gaza Strip 160 357 419 349 273 94 20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Georgia 53 159 79 45 18 4 0.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Iraq 87 211 240 215 173 86 31 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Israel 19 125 189 151 78 18 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jordan 49 219 296 264 188 79 19 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kuwait 37 168 172 133 97 40 10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Oman 134 389 343 297 255 133 22 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Qatar 62 264 287 152 102 31 10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Saudi Arabia (2) 55 236 328 273 251 111 37 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Syrian Arab Republic 71 184 229 202 155 81 17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkey 52 179 151 80 41 18 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- United Arab Emirates (3) 55 201 259 288 191 128 60 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Yemen 102 283 315 284 258 172 120 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) The age specific fertility rate corresponds to the total fertility rate for the most recent period. (2) Sample including settled population, which represents about 95 per cent of the population. (3) Sample including households only of nationals in the country. United Nations publication, (ST/ESA/SER.A/165), Copyright (C) United Nations 1997