Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1983

Least developed countries
1983
Total fertility rate: 6.50
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.50 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 19,829,184 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.50
Births
19,829,184
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
434,246,508
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
10-1413.21.0%348,324
15-19149.311.5%3,306,607
20-24270.820.8%5,118,044
25-29279.321.5%4,446,552
30-34251.019.3%3,265,065
35-39196.215.1%2,125,660
40-44108.88.4%980,426
45-4929.62.3%227,214
50-541.70.1%11,291