Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2002

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 2.60 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 95,245,756 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.60
Births
95,245,756
Births per 1,000 people
21.5
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.6
Population
4,431,411,129
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
10-142.50.5%561,617
15-1959.011.4%12,573,234
20-24161.431.1%30,901,501
25-29147.428.4%26,533,342
30-3488.417.0%15,624,745
35-3941.07.9%6,634,145
40-4416.03.1%2,034,189
45-493.00.6%359,106
50-540.30.0%23,842