Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1991

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +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 3.19 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (205 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 100,808,520 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.19
Births
100,808,520
Births per 1,000 people
27.0
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
3,730,058,520
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
10-143.90.6%741,906
15-1973.911.6%13,694,969
20-24204.832.0%36,531,057
25-29170.826.7%27,528,046
30-34102.916.1%13,326,375
35-3953.38.3%6,378,189
40-4423.33.7%2,168,969
45-495.70.9%412,675
50-540.40.1%26,341