Fertility in Less developed regions, 1955

Less developed regions
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.14
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 6.14 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 83,074,093 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
83,074,093
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
1,879,000,753
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%728,055
15-19117.59.5%10,269,524
20-24276.222.4%22,092,206
25-29290.623.6%20,396,202
30-34244.619.9%14,917,171
35-39182.914.9%9,628,384
40-4493.77.6%4,350,839
45-4916.41.3%665,918
50-540.80.1%25,712