Fertility in Less developed regions, 1961

Less developed regions
1961
Total fertility rate: 5.45
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 5.45 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 82,104,338 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.45
Births
82,104,338
Births per 1,000 people
38.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
2,141,025,952
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
10-147.20.7%847,994
15-19108.09.9%10,196,141
20-24248.922.8%21,423,534
25-29258.623.7%20,465,803
30-34215.719.8%14,952,127
35-39159.114.6%9,532,852
40-4478.77.2%4,025,104
45-4914.21.3%634,928
50-540.70.1%25,774