Fertility in Less developed regions, 1959

Less developed regions
1959
Total fertility rate: 5.70
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 5.70 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 82,979,057 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.70
Births
82,979,057
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
2,063,375,188
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
10-147.50.7%804,039
15-19111.19.7%10,096,012
20-24258.822.7%21,918,758
25-29271.323.8%20,679,268
30-34226.519.8%15,076,994
35-39167.914.7%9,617,787
40-4483.17.3%4,113,198
45-4915.01.3%646,797
50-540.70.1%26,114