Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 2007

Least developed countries
2007
Total fertility rate: 4.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 4.77 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (217 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 28,988,908 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.77
Births
28,988,908
Births per 1,000 people
36.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
797,685,700
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
10-147.30.8%356,357
15-19118.012.4%5,028,119
20-24217.122.7%7,975,769
25-29212.422.2%6,595,456
30-34180.718.9%4,667,054
35-39132.413.9%2,864,386
40-4467.07.0%1,204,429
45-4918.92.0%283,790
50-541.10.1%13,561