Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1971

Least developed countries
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.74
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.74 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 15,238,397 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.74
Births
15,238,397
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
322,596,729
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
10-1415.41.1%293,526
15-19159.311.8%2,536,496
20-24284.321.1%3,806,390
25-29290.821.6%3,359,432
30-34259.819.3%2,565,860
35-39198.214.7%1,690,302
40-44108.48.0%795,594
45-4929.32.2%181,795
50-541.70.1%8,995