Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1996

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1996
Total fertility rate: 2.82
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 2.82 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (181 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 96,335,849 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.82
Births
96,335,849
Births per 1,000 people
23.8
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.5
Population
4,054,381,121
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
10-143.20.6%669,839
15-1968.612.1%12,941,949
20-24180.732.0%33,050,900
25-29154.627.4%27,181,799
30-3487.715.5%13,916,809
35-3948.18.5%6,137,543
40-4417.33.1%2,035,821
45-494.20.7%378,479
50-540.30.1%22,643