Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 2002

Less developed regions
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 2.91 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (171 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 122,354,547 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.91
Births
122,354,547
Births per 1,000 people
23.8
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
5,138,827,859
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
10-143.60.6%961,028
15-1969.311.9%17,389,200
20-24170.929.4%38,219,554
25-29157.427.1%32,581,598
30-34100.517.3%20,031,326
35-3951.58.9%9,301,287
40-4422.43.9%3,202,703
45-494.80.8%630,920
50-540.40.1%36,890