Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1974

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1974
Total fertility rate: 4.90
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 4.90 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (252 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 89,859,615 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.90
Births
89,859,615
Births per 1,000 people
34.5
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
2,605,766,706
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
10-145.20.5%779,950
15-1989.19.1%11,931,084
20-24240.724.6%27,812,041
25-29252.025.7%22,031,517
30-34192.719.7%14,194,089
35-39127.713.0%8,756,016
40-4460.86.2%3,717,480
45-4911.61.2%608,738
50-540.70.1%28,636