Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1956

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +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 5.96 children per woman in 1956 — 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, 72,327,379 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.96
Births
72,327,379
Births per 1,000 people
42.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
1,699,773,346
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
10-146.50.5%544,809
15-19111.39.3%8,586,980
20-24270.922.7%19,441,735
25-29285.323.9%18,006,440
30-34237.519.9%13,048,160
35-39177.314.9%8,390,677
40-4489.57.5%3,757,813
45-4914.41.2%531,366
50-540.60.1%19,342