Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1996

Least developed countries
1996
Total fertility rate: 5.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 5.49 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (241 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 24,689,314 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.49
Births
24,689,314
Births per 1,000 people
40.5
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
609,544,657
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
10-1410.51.0%395,925
15-19134.912.3%4,324,515
20-24239.321.8%6,510,872
25-29241.021.9%5,545,626
30-34209.119.0%4,041,254
35-39153.714.0%2,492,857
40-4483.57.6%1,106,655
45-4924.42.2%258,582
50-541.50.1%13,047