Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1966

Least developed countries
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.69 children per woman in 1966 — 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 29.2 years old. In total, 13,508,798 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.69
Births
13,508,798
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
284,294,160
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
10-1414.81.1%242,365
15-19153.011.4%2,110,454
20-24284.921.3%3,410,671
25-29292.921.9%3,021,259
30-34260.619.5%2,336,665
35-39196.714.7%1,525,224
40-44105.57.9%694,493
45-4928.82.2%159,661
50-541.70.1%7,984