Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1953

Less developed regions
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 6.04 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 78,718,139 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.04
Births
78,718,139
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
1,792,640,015
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
10-147.70.6%703,327
15-19115.89.6%9,965,788
20-24270.922.4%20,832,282
25-29285.423.6%19,228,460
30-34240.419.9%13,967,438
35-39179.914.9%9,209,475
40-4492.37.6%4,144,806
45-4916.41.4%641,691
50-540.80.1%24,842