Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1968

Less developed regions
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.09
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 6.09 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 104,848,695 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
104,848,695
Births per 1,000 people
41.1
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
2,553,707,523
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
10-146.50.5%992,847
15-19104.18.6%13,216,843
20-24279.023.0%27,404,362
25-29288.623.8%24,670,387
30-34242.520.0%19,218,548
35-39185.115.2%12,924,350
40-4493.27.7%5,608,140
45-4915.51.3%785,542
50-540.60.1%27,657