Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1973

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1973
Total fertility rate: 5.15
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 5.15 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 91,154,390 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.15
Births
91,154,390
Births per 1,000 people
35.8
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
2,547,183,640
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%780,892
15-1989.98.7%11,935,342
20-24249.824.3%27,584,723
25-29261.725.4%21,912,269
30-34204.319.8%14,877,798
35-39139.213.5%9,459,253
40-4466.26.4%3,955,024
45-4912.11.2%621,242
50-540.70.1%27,776