Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1983

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1983
Total fertility rate: 3.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +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 3.84 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (221 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 96,020,317 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.84
Births
96,020,317
Births per 1,000 people
30.4
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
3,158,707,520
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
10-144.40.6%829,054
15-1980.610.5%13,847,856
20-24221.028.8%30,896,156
25-29209.127.2%27,088,916
30-34129.916.9%13,912,688
35-3979.710.4%6,435,777
40-4436.14.7%2,516,375
45-497.30.9%466,249
50-540.50.1%27,191