Fertility in Least developed countries, 1970

Least developed countries
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.73
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.73 children per woman in 1970 — 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 29.1 years old. In total, 14,896,357 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.73
Births
14,896,357
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
315,180,140
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
10-1415.31.1%281,411
15-19156.811.6%2,425,883
20-24285.121.2%3,739,470
25-29291.721.7%3,295,099
30-34260.519.3%2,528,626
35-39198.414.7%1,663,877
40-44107.88.0%776,244
45-4929.22.2%176,938
50-541.70.1%8,789