Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1994

Least developed countries
1994
Total fertility rate: 5.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 5.63 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (247 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 23,807,661 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.63
Births
23,807,661
Births per 1,000 people
41.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
578,161,669
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
10-1411.01.0%393,874
15-19137.612.2%4,136,425
20-24243.421.6%6,246,136
25-29246.721.9%5,338,859
30-34214.119.0%3,916,429
35-39159.614.2%2,430,889
40-4487.27.7%1,075,376
45-4925.72.3%256,925
50-541.60.1%12,739