Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1985

Least developed countries
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.36 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 20,597,802 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.36
Births
20,597,802
Births per 1,000 people
45.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
457,975,604
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
10-1412.91.0%361,949
15-19147.511.6%3,461,211
20-24266.921.0%5,313,493
25-29272.921.4%4,613,942
30-34243.819.2%3,408,973
35-39191.115.0%2,179,302
40-44106.38.4%1,012,226
45-4929.42.3%235,009
50-541.70.1%11,701