Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1987

Less developed regions
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 3.95 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (230 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 125,418,044 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.95
Births
125,418,044
Births per 1,000 people
32.0
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
3,920,193,658
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
10-145.40.7%1,167,575
15-1983.710.6%17,406,647
20-24230.229.1%43,492,497
25-29209.426.5%31,582,863
30-34132.816.8%18,581,678
35-3980.810.2%9,052,353
40-4439.65.0%3,417,402
45-499.01.1%678,847
50-540.60.1%38,179