Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1954

Least developed countries
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.48 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 10,259,824 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.48
Births
10,259,824
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
215,203,488
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
10-1415.11.2%183,073
15-19144.011.1%1,535,349
20-24274.321.2%2,581,691
25-29286.522.1%2,360,729
30-34255.919.7%1,813,441
35-39189.614.6%1,145,031
40-44101.17.8%514,626
45-4928.12.2%119,726
50-541.70.1%6,148