Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2006

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 2.51 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 96,165,664 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.51
Births
96,165,664
Births per 1,000 people
20.6
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.6
Population
4,674,987,369
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
10-142.00.4%427,383
15-1945.29.0%10,145,246
20-24156.931.3%32,461,421
25-29147.629.4%27,196,043
30-3489.817.9%16,006,317
35-3942.18.4%7,215,185
40-4415.03.0%2,313,140
45-493.00.6%370,325
50-540.30.1%30,580