Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 1974

Less developed regions, excluding China
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.55
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China was 5.55 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (265 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 80,120,654 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.55
Births
80,120,654
Births per 1,000 people
39.4
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
2,032,954,023
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
10-148.80.8%1,079,340
15-19127.511.5%13,335,379
20-24261.723.6%22,608,115
25-29265.023.9%18,440,433
30-34213.519.3%12,798,653
35-39145.113.1%7,869,639
40-4470.16.3%3,312,719
45-4916.11.5%646,554
50-540.90.1%29,751