Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 1989

Less developed regions, excluding China
1989
Total fertility rate: 4.34
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China was 4.34 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (226 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 99,026,751 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.34
Births
99,026,751
Births per 1,000 people
33.8
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
2,931,407,091
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
10-147.00.8%1,160,376
15-19108.612.5%16,142,199
20-24226.126.0%29,760,905
25-29211.924.4%24,701,370
30-34154.317.8%15,342,403
35-3999.811.5%8,125,887
40-4448.05.5%3,103,618
45-4912.01.4%655,874
50-540.70.1%34,113