Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 1979

Less developed regions, excluding China
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.16
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China was 5.16 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (252 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 87,204,704 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.16
Births
87,204,704
Births per 1,000 people
37.9
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
2,298,553,001
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
10-148.30.8%1,131,234
15-19121.011.7%14,529,117
20-24251.824.4%25,851,205
25-29248.024.0%20,965,323
30-34194.518.8%13,180,665
35-39130.712.7%7,592,700
40-4462.66.1%3,270,978
45-4914.41.4%652,172
50-540.80.1%31,214