Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1973

Least developed countries
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.73 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 15,945,559 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.73
Births
15,945,559
Births per 1,000 people
47.0
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
339,083,629
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
10-1415.71.2%316,996
15-19161.712.0%2,734,206
20-24282.021.0%3,972,145
25-29289.021.5%3,494,562
30-34257.819.2%2,644,591
35-39197.714.7%1,748,890
40-44109.38.1%833,648
45-4929.52.2%191,123
50-541.70.1%9,401