Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 1955

Less developed regions, excluding China
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.07
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China was 6.07 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 56,834,313 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.07
Births
56,834,313
Births per 1,000 people
45.0
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
1,263,675,972
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
10-1410.30.8%696,576
15-19129.110.6%8,028,430
20-24275.122.6%15,261,061
25-29286.323.6%13,891,378
30-34241.019.8%9,937,658
35-39171.014.1%5,984,785
40-4483.66.9%2,548,218
45-4917.81.5%465,493
50-541.00.1%20,640