Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 1969

Less developed regions, excluding China
1969
Total fertility rate: 5.89
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China was 5.89 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 73,872,141 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.89
Births
73,872,141
Births per 1,000 people
41.1
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
1,799,067,417
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
10-149.00.8%958,608
15-19127.110.8%11,247,321
20-24272.323.2%19,517,808
25-29280.323.8%17,374,409
30-34230.419.6%12,956,280
35-39160.813.7%7,910,845
40-4477.66.6%3,265,032
45-4917.51.5%613,694
50-541.00.1%28,072