Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1979

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1979
Total fertility rate: 4.15
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 4.15 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (222 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 90,590,307 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.15
Births
90,590,307
Births per 1,000 people
31.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
2,896,864,081
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
10-144.60.6%808,203
15-1980.79.8%12,015,748
20-24221.426.8%29,255,031
25-29222.526.9%25,293,909
30-34151.718.3%13,018,395
35-3994.111.4%6,781,847
40-4442.95.2%2,862,228
45-498.91.1%526,431
50-540.60.1%28,409