Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 1966

Less developed regions, excluding China
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.04
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China was 6.04 children per woman in 1966 — 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 28.8 years old. In total, 70,612,334 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.04
Births
70,612,334
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
1,669,833,866
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
10-149.30.8%894,942
15-19128.910.7%10,163,275
20-24277.623.0%18,376,949
25-29286.023.7%17,104,213
30-34237.719.7%12,633,694
35-39166.713.8%7,686,624
40-4481.06.7%3,145,670
45-4917.91.5%580,192
50-541.00.1%26,679