Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 1988

Less developed regions, excluding China
1988
Total fertility rate: 4.42
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China was 4.42 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (230 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 98,270,467 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.42
Births
98,270,467
Births per 1,000 people
34.3
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
2,864,481,516
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
10-147.10.8%1,167,355
15-19109.012.3%15,855,284
20-24229.725.9%29,626,996
25-29215.924.4%24,533,898
30-34158.217.9%15,235,029
35-39103.111.6%8,051,201
40-4449.85.6%3,105,995
45-4912.21.4%660,020
50-540.70.1%34,634