Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 1998

Less developed regions
1998
Total fertility rate: 3.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 3.04 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (182 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 120,746,229 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.04
Births
120,746,229
Births per 1,000 people
25.0
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
4,822,567,858
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
10-144.20.7%1,074,269
15-1975.112.4%17,420,132
20-24181.829.9%38,205,362
25-29160.126.3%32,838,517
30-3499.616.4%18,529,982
35-3958.69.6%8,884,303
40-4422.73.7%3,132,807
45-495.50.9%627,299
50-540.40.1%33,493