Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1987

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +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 3.67 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (226 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 104,208,069 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.67
Births
104,208,069
Births per 1,000 people
30.3
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
3,438,003,946
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%794,923
15-1975.410.3%13,804,191
20-24226.430.8%38,025,403
25-29201.827.5%26,829,198
30-34120.616.4%15,072,406
35-3968.49.3%6,834,903
40-4431.34.3%2,385,375
45-496.50.9%435,739
50-540.40.1%25,925