Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1969

Less developed regions
1969
Total fertility rate: 5.95
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 5.95 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 105,233,731 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.95
Births
105,233,731
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
2,619,382,170
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
10-146.60.6%1,010,981
15-19101.78.6%13,494,354
20-24274.923.1%28,113,646
25-29283.823.9%24,571,972
30-34237.620.0%19,016,882
35-39178.515.0%12,742,359
40-4488.57.5%5,450,581
45-4915.41.3%802,004
50-540.70.1%30,876