Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1965

Less developed regions
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.23
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 6.23 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 100,284,903 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.23
Births
100,284,903
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
2,369,780,354
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
10-146.60.5%919,651
15-19111.99.0%12,243,550
20-24281.522.6%25,439,289
25-29292.723.5%24,327,205
30-34245.519.7%18,493,152
35-39191.915.4%12,549,752
40-4499.07.9%5,552,004
45-4915.41.2%733,953
50-540.60.1%26,332