Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1996

Less developed regions
1996
Total fertility rate: 3.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 3.13 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (188 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 121,025,163 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.13
Births
121,025,163
Births per 1,000 people
25.9
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
4,663,925,778
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
10-144.30.7%1,065,764
15-1978.212.5%17,266,464
20-24188.330.0%39,561,772
25-29164.626.3%32,727,425
30-34100.816.1%17,958,063
35-3960.09.6%8,630,400
40-4424.03.8%3,142,476
45-496.31.0%637,061
50-540.50.1%35,690