Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1976

Less developed regions
1976
Total fertility rate: 4.74
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 4.74 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (241 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 105,205,771 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.74
Births
105,205,771
Births per 1,000 people
34.1
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
3,087,179,911
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
10-145.80.6%1,084,428
15-1997.110.2%14,801,059
20-24231.424.4%32,306,525
25-29241.025.4%26,528,724
30-34182.119.2%15,971,368
35-39120.112.7%9,497,904
40-4458.36.1%4,191,177
45-4912.71.3%785,287
50-540.80.1%39,237