Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1953

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1953
Total fertility rate: 5.99
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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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 5.99 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 68,680,700 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.99
Births
68,680,700
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
1,581,761,185
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
10-146.60.5%524,922
15-19112.09.3%8,466,463
20-24270.622.6%18,303,965
25-29285.323.8%16,917,573
30-34238.419.9%12,192,357
35-39178.714.9%8,089,917
40-4491.27.6%3,642,052
45-4915.01.3%524,596
50-540.70.1%18,832