Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1998

Least developed countries
1998
Total fertility rate: 5.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 5.36 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (236 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 25,495,623 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.36
Births
25,495,623
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
641,541,769
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
10-1410.31.0%409,408
15-19131.912.3%4,505,953
20-24235.822.0%6,748,071
25-29235.321.9%5,701,174
30-34205.719.2%4,170,924
35-39149.313.9%2,551,218
40-4480.47.5%1,133,665
45-4923.22.2%262,050
50-541.40.1%13,150