Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1998

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 2.73 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 95,250,606 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.73
Births
95,250,606
Births per 1,000 people
22.8
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.6
Population
4,181,026,089
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
10-143.00.6%664,861
15-1965.312.0%12,914,179
20-24173.331.8%31,457,291
25-29150.027.5%27,137,343
30-3486.615.9%14,359,058
35-3947.08.6%6,333,085
40-4416.13.0%1,999,142
45-493.60.7%365,249
50-540.30.1%20,343