Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1978

Least developed countries
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.64
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.64 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 17,753,014 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
17,753,014
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
383,761,030
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
10-1414.11.1%325,803
15-19155.111.7%3,030,074
20-24275.620.8%4,519,684
25-29286.221.5%3,884,589
30-34256.619.3%2,945,806
35-39198.414.9%1,911,227
40-44110.78.3%915,363
45-4929.62.2%210,122
50-541.70.1%10,358