Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in More developed regions, 1966

More developed regions
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of More developed regions was 2.41 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (153 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 16,844,336 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.41
Births
16,844,336
Births per 1,000 people
17.3
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
973,989,095
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
10-140.30.1%14,317
15-1937.67.8%1,574,793
20-24152.631.7%5,067,914
25-29146.830.5%5,302,664
30-3488.218.3%2,942,333
35-3941.58.6%1,472,972
40-4412.62.6%432,375
45-491.30.3%34,359
50-540.10.0%2,596