Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1956

Least developed countries
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.51 children per woman in 1956 — 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, 10,715,821 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.51
Births
10,715,821
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
224,471,915
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%194,105
15-19145.911.2%1,612,606
20-24276.321.2%2,689,272
25-29287.322.0%2,458,350
30-34256.719.7%1,893,143
35-39190.214.6%1,197,137
40-44101.67.8%539,324
45-4928.32.2%125,456
50-541.70.1%6,421