Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1985

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 3.73 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (222 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 99,863,576 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.73
Births
99,863,576
Births per 1,000 people
30.3
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
3,294,358,567
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
10-144.30.6%814,151
15-1979.910.7%14,141,745
20-24221.929.7%34,406,679
25-29203.227.2%26,648,016
30-34123.116.5%14,429,824
35-3973.19.8%6,530,587
40-4433.64.5%2,418,235
45-496.80.9%448,132
50-540.40.1%26,192