Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1958

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1958
Total fertility rate: 5.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 5.93 children per woman in 1958 — 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, 74,500,273 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.93
Births
74,500,273
Births per 1,000 people
41.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
1,785,005,589
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%568,402
15-19109.99.3%8,602,608
20-24270.222.8%19,961,751
25-29284.624.0%18,731,749
30-34236.319.9%13,586,376
35-39176.614.9%8,710,217
40-4487.47.4%3,787,567
45-4914.01.2%532,021
50-540.60.1%19,554