Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 1978

Less developed regions, excluding China
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.22
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Year

-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China was 5.22 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 85,348,807 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.22
Births
85,348,807
Births per 1,000 people
38.1
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
2,242,567,831
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
10-148.20.8%1,088,073
15-19119.211.4%13,943,619
20-24254.124.3%25,245,244
25-29251.724.1%20,426,869
30-34198.719.0%13,034,943
35-39133.412.8%7,640,137
40-4464.06.1%3,284,763
45-4914.81.4%653,942
50-540.80.1%31,213