Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1962

Least developed countries
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.65
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.65 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 12,325,754 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.65
Births
12,325,754
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
257,242,814
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
10-1415.61.2%226,627
15-19152.411.5%1,928,131
20-24282.821.3%3,075,104
25-29293.022.0%2,788,789
30-34259.519.5%2,155,801
35-39193.314.5%1,376,083
40-44103.37.8%622,958
45-4928.62.2%144,907
50-541.80.1%7,334