Fertility in Least developed countries, 1955

Least developed countries
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.49
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.49 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 10,483,598 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.49
Births
10,483,598
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
219,741,327
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
10-1415.21.2%188,529
15-19145.011.2%1,573,121
20-24275.321.2%2,634,086
25-29286.922.1%2,409,282
30-34256.319.7%1,852,204
35-39189.914.6%1,170,859
40-44101.37.8%526,718
45-4928.22.2%122,502
50-541.70.1%6,290