Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1982

Least developed countries
1982
Total fertility rate: 6.56
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.56 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 19,428,483 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
19,428,483
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
422,663,428
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
10-1413.61.0%348,804
15-19151.211.5%3,253,166
20-24272.320.8%5,000,776
25-29281.921.5%4,348,638
30-34253.519.3%3,189,284
35-39197.715.1%2,088,132
40-44109.58.4%965,288
45-4929.72.3%223,266
50-541.70.1%11,121