Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1986

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1986
Total fertility rate: 3.71
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 3.71 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (225 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 102,447,864 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.71
Births
102,447,864
Births per 1,000 people
30.4
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
3,365,126,755
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%818,611
15-1978.610.6%14,160,136
20-24224.730.3%36,574,295
25-29202.327.3%26,537,393
30-34121.916.4%14,798,869
35-3970.99.5%6,692,412
40-4432.54.4%2,399,646
45-496.60.9%440,891
50-540.40.1%25,564