Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1988

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 3.54 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (219 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 103,623,250 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.54
Births
103,623,250
Births per 1,000 people
29.5
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
3,511,274,036
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%793,639
15-1975.910.7%14,067,897
20-24218.830.8%37,224,475
25-29196.827.7%27,231,628
30-34115.516.2%14,767,858
35-3963.99.0%6,754,012
40-4429.34.1%2,327,166
45-496.30.9%430,457
50-540.40.1%26,073