Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1961

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1961
Total fertility rate: 5.29
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 5.29 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 70,074,027 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.29
Births
70,074,027
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
1,889,972,325
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
10-146.10.6%623,190
15-19101.59.6%8,329,779
20-24244.223.1%18,419,507
25-29254.124.0%17,737,363
30-34209.919.8%12,841,709
35-39154.714.6%8,192,232
40-4475.57.1%3,418,008
45-4912.41.2%493,560
50-540.50.1%18,608