Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1997

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1997
Total fertility rate: 2.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 2.77 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (176 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 95,723,674 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.77
Births
95,723,674
Births per 1,000 people
23.2
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.5
Population
4,117,758,370
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
10-143.10.6%657,216
15-1966.412.0%12,825,421
20-24175.931.8%32,045,427
25-29153.227.7%27,407,384
30-3486.615.6%14,189,776
35-3947.88.6%6,182,115
40-4416.73.0%2,020,673
45-493.90.7%373,579
50-540.30.1%22,012