Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1994

Less developed regions
1994
Total fertility rate: 3.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 3.25 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (193 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 121,420,607 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.25
Births
121,420,607
Births per 1,000 people
27.0
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
4,505,117,714
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
10-144.70.7%1,122,153
15-1980.812.4%17,274,984
20-24192.829.6%40,412,793
25-29168.125.8%32,216,281
30-34110.116.9%17,848,190
35-3960.79.3%8,660,996
40-4426.44.1%3,203,719
45-497.11.1%644,203
50-540.50.1%37,243