Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 1999

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1999
Total fertility rate: 2.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 2.69 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (170 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 95,119,465 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.69
Births
95,119,465
Births per 1,000 people
22.4
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.7
Population
4,243,973,688
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
10-142.90.5%652,286
15-1963.811.9%12,879,796
20-24170.031.6%30,938,808
25-29149.527.8%27,167,609
30-3487.216.2%14,641,392
35-3945.58.4%6,454,312
40-4416.03.0%2,003,030
45-493.40.6%362,038
50-540.30.0%20,168