Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 1987

Less developed regions, excluding China
1987
Total fertility rate: 4.51
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China was 4.51 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (234 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 97,454,561 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.51
Births
97,454,561
Births per 1,000 people
34.8
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
2,798,159,402
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
10-147.30.8%1,161,300
15-19108.612.0%15,459,017
20-24233.625.8%29,537,344
25-29220.424.4%24,372,642
30-34162.418.0%15,108,647
35-39107.011.8%7,993,955
40-4451.65.7%3,124,989
45-4912.51.4%661,878
50-540.80.1%34,784