Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1969

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1969
Total fertility rate: 5.85
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 5.85 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 90,703,787 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.85
Births
90,703,787
Births per 1,000 people
39.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
2,312,045,520
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%740,097
15-1995.08.1%11,180,060
20-24273.323.4%24,445,953
25-29282.524.2%21,350,189
30-34234.520.1%16,532,008
35-39175.915.1%11,108,682
40-4486.17.4%4,694,988
45-4913.61.2%629,477
50-540.60.0%22,274