Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1955

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.10
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 6.10 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 72,590,495 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.10
Births
72,590,495
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
1,659,259,426
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%539,526
15-19113.69.3%8,696,403
20-24276.322.6%19,458,120
25-29291.123.8%17,986,920
30-34243.119.9%13,064,967
35-39182.014.9%8,457,525
40-4492.77.6%3,824,121
45-4915.01.2%543,416
50-540.60.1%19,422