Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1989

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1989
Total fertility rate: 3.48
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 3.48 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (217 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 104,792,027 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.48
Births
104,792,027
Births per 1,000 people
29.2
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
3,584,585,344
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%788,744
15-1976.110.9%14,160,964
20-24216.731.0%37,352,901
25-29194.927.9%28,442,247
30-34112.516.1%14,552,667
35-3960.78.7%6,737,127
40-4427.84.0%2,308,074
45-496.10.9%423,456
50-540.40.1%25,829