Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1966

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.03
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 6.03 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 86,879,816 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.03
Births
86,879,816
Births per 1,000 people
40.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
2,145,757,871
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
10-145.50.5%707,304
15-19101.88.5%10,286,261
20-24276.723.0%22,249,511
25-29287.623.9%21,151,923
30-34238.419.8%16,176,090
35-39185.315.4%10,948,649
40-4493.67.8%4,753,334
45-4913.71.1%587,805
50-540.50.0%18,866