Fertility in Less developed regions, 1950

Less developed regions
1950
Total fertility rate: 5.93
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 5.93 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 72,897,425 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.93
Births
72,897,425
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
1,679,684,746
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
10-147.50.6%669,909
15-19113.79.6%9,329,802
20-24264.322.3%19,116,970
25-29279.523.5%17,642,011
30-34235.419.8%12,906,534
35-39177.114.9%8,632,678
40-4492.17.8%3,966,590
45-4916.61.4%609,318
50-540.80.1%23,548