Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1962

Less developed regions
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.14
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 6.14 children per woman in 1962 — 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, 93,591,485 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
93,591,485
Births per 1,000 people
42.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
2,188,868,752
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
10-146.90.6%853,517
15-19115.29.4%11,182,047
20-24277.222.6%24,077,470
25-29291.023.7%23,437,895
30-34243.019.8%17,193,615
35-39184.415.0%11,289,084
40-4492.77.6%4,835,720
45-4915.31.2%696,903
50-540.60.1%25,204