Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2012

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 2.48 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (148 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 101,466,303 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.48
Births
101,466,303
Births per 1,000 people
20.1
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.3
Population
5,056,512,350
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%265,911
15-1945.09.0%9,520,132
20-24148.529.8%32,818,636
25-29147.029.6%30,619,000
30-3494.018.9%17,496,075
35-3944.79.0%7,832,334
40-4414.22.9%2,445,167
45-492.80.6%436,092
50-540.30.1%32,910