Fertility in Less developed regions, 1970

Less developed regions
1970
Total fertility rate: 5.88
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 5.88 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 107,047,186 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.88
Births
107,047,186
Births per 1,000 people
39.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
2,686,211,702
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%1,025,692
15-19100.58.6%13,864,178
20-24272.523.2%29,240,102
25-29282.524.1%24,899,110
30-34235.520.0%19,005,685
35-39174.814.9%12,736,004
40-4486.17.3%5,421,433
45-4915.31.3%821,695
50-540.70.1%33,227