Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1950

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1950
Total fertility rate: 5.87
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 5.87 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 63,498,585 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
63,498,585
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
1,480,924,632
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
10-146.40.5%502,740
15-19109.99.4%7,927,607
20-24263.322.4%16,739,987
25-29278.823.8%15,480,401
30-34232.819.8%11,245,136
35-39175.615.0%7,587,524
40-4491.17.8%3,497,614
45-4915.31.3%499,571
50-540.70.1%17,971