Fertility in Least developed countries, 1950

Least developed countries
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.42
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.42 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 9,398,840 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.42
Births
9,398,840
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
198,760,114
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
10-1414.91.2%167,169
15-19141.211.0%1,402,195
20-24271.621.1%2,376,983
25-29284.822.2%2,161,610
30-34254.319.8%1,661,398
35-39188.314.7%1,045,154
40-44100.37.8%468,976
45-4927.92.2%109,747
50-541.70.1%5,577