Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1954

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +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 6.10 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 71,272,845 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.10
Births
71,272,845
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
1,619,420,136
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%531,753
15-19113.69.3%8,650,257
20-24275.922.6%19,049,417
25-29290.923.8%17,614,104
30-34243.219.9%12,749,428
35-39182.214.9%8,341,009
40-4493.17.6%3,777,226
45-4915.21.2%540,367
50-540.60.1%19,256