Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1960

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1960
Total fertility rate: 5.50
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 5.50 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (265 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 71,654,317 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.50
Births
71,654,317
Births per 1,000 people
38.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
1,857,224,408
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
10-146.20.6%609,476
15-19104.29.5%8,380,344
20-24252.923.0%18,945,528
25-29265.024.1%18,163,328
30-34218.919.9%13,111,199
35-39162.014.7%8,398,975
40-4479.17.2%3,515,706
45-4913.01.2%510,412
50-540.60.1%19,309