Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1958

Least developed countries
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.55 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 11,200,584 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.55
Births
11,200,584
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
234,249,669
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
10-1415.51.2%206,654
15-19147.511.3%1,694,335
20-24278.321.2%2,806,924
25-29288.822.0%2,560,724
30-34257.419.6%1,977,175
35-39191.014.6%1,250,951
40-44102.17.8%565,578
45-4928.42.2%131,554
50-541.70.1%6,692