Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 2006

Least developed countries
2006
Total fertility rate: 4.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 4.84 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (219 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 28,632,916 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.84
Births
28,632,916
Births per 1,000 people
36.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
779,395,667
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
10-147.60.8%362,180
15-19119.312.3%4,967,043
20-24219.322.6%7,866,407
25-29215.122.2%6,486,739
30-34183.819.0%4,629,255
35-39134.613.9%2,831,027
40-4468.27.0%1,195,461
45-4919.22.0%281,329
50-541.10.1%13,481