Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1982

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1982
Total fertility rate: 4.04
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 4.04 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 97,670,507 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.04
Births
97,670,507
Births per 1,000 people
31.6
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
3,091,859,925
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
10-144.50.6%835,324
15-1980.69.9%13,676,600
20-24231.228.5%31,053,628
25-29221.827.4%28,062,879
30-34140.217.3%14,202,651
35-3985.910.6%6,672,134
40-4438.74.8%2,665,887
45-497.50.9%474,333
50-540.50.1%27,052