Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1979

Least developed countries
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.64 children per woman in 1979 — 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, 18,282,241 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.64
Births
18,282,241
Births per 1,000 people
46.4
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
393,811,587
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%334,781
15-19155.711.7%3,126,775
20-24274.820.7%4,661,756
25-29285.621.5%4,025,997
30-34256.619.3%3,015,941
35-39198.615.0%1,958,964
40-44111.08.4%933,734
45-4929.62.2%213,748
50-541.70.1%10,552