Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1987

Least developed countries
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.18
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.18 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 21,209,975 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.18
Births
21,209,975
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
482,189,711
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
10-1412.71.0%372,652
15-19145.011.7%3,602,456
20-24261.021.1%5,467,094
25-29265.721.5%4,753,665
30-34235.019.0%3,509,272
35-39183.514.8%2,217,450
40-44102.38.3%1,032,027
45-4929.12.4%243,108
50-541.70.1%12,254