Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1974

Least developed countries
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.71 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 16,316,796 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.71
Births
16,316,796
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
348,129,334
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%321,174
15-19162.212.1%2,829,492
20-24280.620.9%4,078,290
25-29288.521.5%3,556,415
30-34257.019.2%2,694,544
35-39197.414.7%1,778,953
40-44109.78.2%852,556
45-4929.52.2%195,775
50-541.70.1%9,590