Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1962

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.06
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 6.06 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 81,265,731 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
81,265,731
Births per 1,000 people
42.1
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
1,931,625,938
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
10-145.80.5%626,890
15-19109.69.0%9,253,916
20-24276.422.8%21,002,366
25-29290.824.0%20,649,106
30-34240.819.9%15,037,814
35-39183.215.1%9,913,001
40-4491.37.5%4,212,762
45-4913.61.1%551,996
50-540.50.0%17,870