Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1989

Least developed countries
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.02
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 6.02 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 21,881,281 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.02
Births
21,881,281
Births per 1,000 people
43.1
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
507,111,458
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
10-1412.21.0%378,419
15-19141.911.8%3,726,611
20-24256.321.3%5,667,634
25-29260.121.6%4,901,270
30-34228.118.9%3,615,041
35-39176.414.7%2,284,124
40-4498.88.2%1,046,244
45-4928.52.4%249,431
50-541.70.1%12,516