Fertility in Least developed countries, 2001

Least developed countries
2001
Total fertility rate: 5.16
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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 5.16 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (229 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 26,755,028 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.16
Births
26,755,028
Births per 1,000 people
38.8
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
690,025,180
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
10-149.91.0%418,281
15-19129.612.5%4,790,728
20-24228.722.1%7,173,549
25-29226.121.9%5,949,966
30-34197.519.1%4,344,266
35-39143.213.9%2,632,842
40-4475.67.3%1,163,896
45-4921.42.1%268,632
50-541.30.1%12,881