Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2011

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
2011
Total fertility rate: 2.46
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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 2.46 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (147 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 99,773,472 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.46
Births
99,773,472
Births per 1,000 people
20.0
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.4
Population
4,991,947,814
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
10-141.30.3%280,769
15-1944.99.1%9,570,567
20-24147.529.9%32,769,366
25-29145.029.4%29,667,615
30-3492.718.8%16,879,344
35-3943.98.9%7,723,192
40-4414.32.9%2,416,775
45-492.90.6%434,286
50-540.30.1%31,513