Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1953

Least developed countries
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.46 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 10,037,439 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.46
Births
10,037,439
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
210,878,829
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
10-1415.01.2%178,405
15-19143.111.1%1,499,325
20-24273.121.1%2,528,317
25-29285.922.1%2,310,887
30-34255.419.8%1,775,081
35-39189.114.6%1,119,558
40-44100.97.8%502,754
45-4928.02.2%117,095
50-541.70.1%6,010