Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1957

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +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 6.18 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 76,257,088 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.18
Births
76,257,088
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
1,741,900,752
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
10-146.40.5%554,334
15-19113.59.2%8,821,094
20-24280.722.7%20,494,022
25-29295.923.9%19,075,766
30-34246.419.9%13,839,333
35-39185.115.0%8,931,641
40-4493.07.5%3,972,767
45-4914.71.2%548,278
50-540.60.1%19,814