Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1976

Least developed countries
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.67
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.67 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 16,996,872 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.67
Births
16,996,872
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
365,647,054
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
10-1414.51.1%318,101
15-19158.911.9%2,940,564
20-24278.420.9%4,303,757
25-29286.621.5%3,687,562
30-34256.219.2%2,812,472
35-39197.314.8%1,838,333
40-44110.08.3%882,771
45-4929.52.2%203,346
50-541.70.1%9,955