Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1972

Least developed countries
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.74 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 15,615,000 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.74
Births
15,615,000
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
330,325,409
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
10-1415.61.2%306,648
15-19161.012.0%2,642,409
20-24283.221.0%3,885,061
25-29290.121.5%3,437,800
30-34259.019.2%2,609,181
35-39198.114.7%1,722,550
40-44108.98.1%815,401
45-4929.52.2%186,743
50-541.70.1%9,221