Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 1985

Less developed regions, excluding China
1985
Total fertility rate: 4.70
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China was 4.70 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (239 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 95,886,258 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.70
Births
95,886,258
Births per 1,000 people
35.9
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
2,667,270,264
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
10-147.60.8%1,170,453
15-19116.112.3%15,832,455
20-24238.625.4%28,889,610
25-29226.524.1%23,662,545
30-34169.618.0%14,649,663
35-39113.712.1%7,830,726
40-4454.95.8%3,157,219
45-4912.81.4%660,500
50-540.70.1%33,077