Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1974

Less developed regions
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.11
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 5.11 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (256 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 106,176,411 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.11
Births
106,176,411
Births per 1,000 people
35.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
2,953,896,040
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
10-146.40.6%1,101,124
15-1997.59.5%14,760,576
20-24245.224.0%31,890,331
25-29256.525.1%25,587,932
30-34200.719.6%16,888,633
35-39135.813.3%10,534,969
40-4466.36.5%4,570,036
45-4913.61.3%804,513
50-540.80.1%38,226