Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2003

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
2003
Total fertility rate: 2.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 2.56 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (160 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 94,982,517 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.56
Births
94,982,517
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.6
Population
4,491,336,446
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
10-142.40.5%523,766
15-1956.511.0%12,236,698
20-24160.031.3%31,329,847
25-29145.728.5%26,095,729
30-3487.517.1%15,631,740
35-3941.08.0%6,702,943
40-4415.73.1%2,079,031
45-492.90.6%358,067
50-540.20.0%24,669