Fertility in Less developed regions, 1960

Less developed regions
1960
Total fertility rate: 5.64
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 5.64 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 83,397,695 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.64
Births
83,397,695
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
2,102,341,013
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
10-147.40.7%829,849
15-19110.29.8%10,185,488
20-24256.422.7%21,880,802
25-29268.123.8%20,834,084
30-34223.619.8%15,176,979
35-39165.514.7%9,707,552
40-4481.87.2%4,108,078
45-4914.81.3%648,491
50-540.70.1%26,322