Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Less developed regions, 2004

Less developed regions
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Less developed regions was 2.85 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (169 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 123,229,497 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.85
Births
123,229,497
Births per 1,000 people
23.3
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
5,295,140,663
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
10-143.30.6%869,254
15-1963.011.1%16,374,270
20-24169.329.7%39,555,442
25-29156.427.4%32,522,428
30-34100.117.6%20,342,741
35-3951.59.0%9,561,251
40-4421.33.7%3,327,307
45-494.70.8%636,947
50-540.30.1%39,823