Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1968

Least developed countries
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.72
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.72 children per woman in 1968 — 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, 14,176,956 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.72
Births
14,176,956
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
299,449,334
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
10-1415.01.1%260,136
15-19152.711.4%2,219,385
20-24285.621.3%3,592,791
25-29292.521.8%3,149,324
30-34261.219.5%2,439,816
35-39198.414.8%1,602,479
40-44106.98.0%736,652
45-4929.02.2%168,001
50-541.70.1%8,373