Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1994

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1994
Total fertility rate: 2.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +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 2.94 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (186 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 97,612,946 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.94
Births
97,612,946
Births per 1,000 people
24.9
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.2
Population
3,926,956,044
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
10-143.60.6%728,279
15-1971.612.1%13,138,559
20-24185.831.5%34,166,657
25-29158.126.8%26,877,422
30-3496.916.4%13,931,761
35-3948.98.3%6,230,107
40-4419.53.3%2,128,343
45-494.80.8%387,278
50-540.40.1%24,504