Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2014

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
2014
Total fertility rate: 2.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries was 2.42 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (144 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 99,909,650 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.42
Births
99,909,650
Births per 1,000 people
19.3
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.1
Population
5,184,014,210
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
10-141.10.2%230,551
15-1941.58.5%8,699,503
20-24141.229.1%30,576,764
25-29143.929.6%30,966,683
30-3494.519.5%18,382,713
35-3946.19.5%8,067,607
40-4414.32.9%2,492,939
45-492.80.6%454,719
50-540.30.1%38,129