Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1978

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1978
Total fertility rate: 4.18
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-5 -1   1978  +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 4.18 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 88,345,933 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.18
Births
88,345,933
Births per 1,000 people
31.1
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
2,837,332,288
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
10-144.50.5%777,729
15-1982.09.8%11,585,438
20-24218.326.1%28,539,533
25-29222.926.7%24,179,367
30-34155.918.7%12,793,288
35-3997.511.7%6,936,445
40-4444.75.4%2,955,041
45-499.51.1%549,763
50-540.60.1%29,311