Fertility in Least developed countries, 2005

Least developed countries
2005
Total fertility rate: 4.90
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 4.90 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (221 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 28,243,307 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.90
Births
28,243,307
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
760,903,250
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
10-148.00.8%372,233
15-19121.112.3%4,922,366
20-24220.922.5%7,728,920
25-29217.322.2%6,363,084
30-34187.019.1%4,587,859
35-39136.513.9%2,790,519
40-4469.37.1%1,185,661
45-4919.72.0%279,231
50-541.20.1%13,448