Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1956

Less developed regions
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 6.03 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 83,043,200 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.03
Births
83,043,200
Births per 1,000 people
43.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
1,924,245,261
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%738,914
15-19115.79.6%10,199,586
20-24271.622.5%22,131,007
25-29285.523.7%20,464,790
30-34239.819.9%14,941,303
35-39178.814.8%9,587,814
40-4490.97.5%4,297,137
45-4915.91.3%656,822
50-540.70.1%25,763