Fertility in Least developed countries, 1959

Least developed countries
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.58
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.58 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 11,458,119 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.58
Births
11,458,119
Births per 1,000 people
47.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
239,467,807
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
10-1415.71.2%213,616
15-19148.811.3%1,746,014
20-24279.621.2%2,866,575
25-29290.122.0%2,613,084
30-34258.219.6%2,020,302
35-39191.514.5%1,278,545
40-44102.37.8%578,370
45-4928.52.2%134,743
50-541.80.1%6,849