Fertility in Less developed regions, 1951

Less developed regions
1951
Total fertility rate: 5.89
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 5.89 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 73,767,900 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.89
Births
73,767,900
Births per 1,000 people
43.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
1,714,241,869
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
10-147.60.6%681,410
15-19113.19.6%9,456,670
20-24263.222.3%19,426,689
25-29277.623.6%17,886,619
30-34233.719.8%13,037,578
35-39175.214.9%8,689,470
40-4490.57.7%3,952,047
45-4916.41.4%613,490
50-540.80.1%23,871