Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 1999

Least developed countries
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 5.30 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (234 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 25,969,791 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.30
Births
25,969,791
Births per 1,000 people
39.5
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
657,759,366
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
10-1410.11.0%412,332
15-19131.712.4%4,631,313
20-24233.722.0%6,893,915
25-29232.421.9%5,794,634
30-34203.319.2%4,239,448
35-39146.813.8%2,575,170
40-4478.77.4%1,145,400
45-4922.62.1%264,599
50-541.40.1%12,985