Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1969

Least developed countries
1969
Total fertility rate: 6.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.72 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 14,529,944 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.72
Births
14,529,944
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
307,336,650
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
10-1415.11.1%270,884
15-19154.211.5%2,314,294
20-24285.421.2%3,667,693
25-29292.121.7%3,221,783
30-34260.719.4%2,484,874
35-39198.314.8%1,633,677
40-44107.28.0%755,593
45-4929.12.2%172,527
50-541.70.1%8,602