Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1959

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1959
Total fertility rate: 5.59
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 5.59 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (269 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 71,520,938 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.59
Births
71,520,938
Births per 1,000 people
39.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
1,823,907,381
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
10-146.30.6%590,423
15-19105.59.4%8,349,998
20-24255.922.9%19,052,183
25-29268.824.0%18,066,184
30-34222.319.9%13,056,692
35-39164.814.7%8,339,242
40-4480.67.2%3,534,828
45-4913.31.2%512,054
50-540.60.1%19,265