Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1986

Least developed countries
1986
Total fertility rate: 6.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.27 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (269 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 20,893,832 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.27
Births
20,893,832
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
469,954,785
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
10-1412.81.0%367,134
15-19145.811.6%3,518,781
20-24264.021.1%5,386,544
25-29269.121.5%4,681,364
30-34239.519.1%3,464,800
35-39187.515.0%2,200,827
40-44104.48.3%1,023,019
45-4929.32.3%239,368
50-541.70.1%11,996