Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1957

Least developed countries
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.53 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 10,956,549 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.53
Births
10,956,549
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
229,334,116
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
10-1415.31.2%199,969
15-19146.711.2%1,652,082
20-24277.421.2%2,747,842
25-29288.122.0%2,510,064
30-34257.119.7%1,935,167
35-39190.614.6%1,223,981
40-44101.97.8%552,434
45-4928.42.2%128,473
50-541.70.1%6,563