Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2004

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 2.54 children per woman in 2004 — 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, 95,345,774 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.54
Births
95,345,774
Births per 1,000 people
20.9
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.7
Population
4,552,265,004
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
10-142.20.4%483,438
15-1952.010.2%11,448,208
20-24160.231.5%31,965,140
25-29146.528.8%26,291,230
30-3488.317.3%15,817,594
35-3941.18.1%6,808,158
40-4415.33.0%2,144,753
45-492.90.6%360,676
50-540.30.1%26,556