Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 1968

Less developed regions, excluding China
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.94
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China was 5.94 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 72,752,250 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.94
Births
72,752,250
Births per 1,000 people
41.5
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
1,755,157,654
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
10-149.10.8%939,624
15-19127.510.7%10,862,803
20-24274.223.1%19,069,033
25-29282.223.8%17,267,388
30-34233.119.6%12,888,148
35-39163.113.7%7,858,917
40-4479.06.7%3,236,243
45-4917.71.5%602,556
50-541.00.1%27,518