Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1951

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1951
Total fertility rate: 5.81
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 5.81 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 64,161,456 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.81
Births
64,161,456
Births per 1,000 people
42.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
1,511,589,782
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
10-146.50.6%510,677
15-19109.29.4%8,023,478
20-24261.922.5%16,999,523
25-29276.523.8%15,676,980
30-34230.819.8%11,338,810
35-39173.514.9%7,620,136
40-4489.37.7%3,472,330
45-4915.01.3%501,326
50-540.70.1%18,152