Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1968

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.01
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 6.01 children per woman in 1968 — 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, 90,671,739 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.01
Births
90,671,739
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
2,254,258,190
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
10-145.40.5%732,711
15-1997.88.2%10,997,458
20-24278.023.2%23,811,571
25-29288.124.0%21,521,063
30-34240.020.0%16,778,732
35-39183.415.3%11,321,871
40-4491.47.6%4,871,488
45-4913.71.1%617,541
50-540.50.0%19,284