Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1991

Least developed countries
1991
Total fertility rate: 5.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 5.85 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (255 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 22,522,922 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.85
Births
22,522,922
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
532,721,212
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
10-1411.51.0%374,066
15-19139.711.9%3,859,394
20-24251.421.5%5,876,098
25-29254.721.8%5,044,615
30-34221.919.0%3,720,301
35-39169.114.4%2,338,425
40-4493.68.0%1,043,065
45-4927.52.4%254,412
50-541.70.1%12,554