Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1972

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 5.34 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 91,202,935 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.34
Births
91,202,935
Births per 1,000 people
36.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
2,488,428,374
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%761,186
15-1990.58.5%11,752,630
20-24256.424.0%26,852,806
25-29268.425.2%21,680,163
30-34213.320.0%15,397,046
35-39148.813.9%9,969,715
40-4470.76.6%4,129,875
45-4912.71.2%632,122
50-540.70.1%27,320