Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 2004

Least developed countries
2004
Total fertility rate: 4.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 4.97 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 27,883,723 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.97
Births
27,883,723
Births per 1,000 people
37.5
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
742,875,658
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
10-148.50.9%385,816
15-19124.012.5%4,926,062
20-24222.522.4%7,590,302
25-29218.922.0%6,231,198
30-34189.319.1%4,525,147
35-39138.413.9%2,753,093
40-4470.97.1%1,182,554
45-4920.02.0%276,271
50-541.20.1%13,267