Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1988

Least developed countries
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.09
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.09 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 21,517,918 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
21,517,918
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
494,517,096
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
10-1412.61.0%380,428
15-19143.511.8%3,668,163
20-24258.421.2%5,557,808
25-29262.321.5%4,817,174
30-34230.818.9%3,553,031
35-39179.514.7%2,244,141
40-44100.38.2%1,038,296
45-4928.82.4%246,407
50-541.70.1%12,459