Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1982

Less developed regions
1982
Total fertility rate: 4.33
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 4.33 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (236 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 117,098,990 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.33
Births
117,098,990
Births per 1,000 people
33.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
3,514,523,353
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
10-145.60.6%1,184,128
15-1988.510.2%16,929,766
20-24236.127.2%36,054,404
25-29228.326.3%32,411,517
30-34152.717.6%17,391,935
35-3999.311.4%8,760,266
40-4446.75.4%3,631,175
45-499.91.1%697,599
50-540.60.1%38,173