Fertility in Least developed countries, 1960

Least developed countries
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.61
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.61 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 11,743,378 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.61
Births
11,743,378
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
245,116,605
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
10-1415.91.2%220,373
15-19150.211.4%1,805,144
20-24281.021.3%2,935,274
25-29291.422.0%2,670,756
30-34258.819.6%2,065,780
35-39192.014.5%1,308,577
40-44102.67.8%592,372
45-4928.62.2%138,079
50-541.80.1%7,013