Fertility in More developed regions, 1970

More developed regions
1970
Total fertility rate: 2.32
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of More developed regions was 2.32 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (148 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 17,088,721 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.32
Births
17,088,721
Births per 1,000 people
16.9
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
1,008,472,091
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
10-140.40.1%19,348
15-1939.68.6%1,687,216
20-24148.332.1%6,032,080
25-29147.131.8%4,907,859
30-3480.117.3%2,871,367
35-3935.97.8%1,192,728
40-449.82.1%345,607
45-490.90.2%30,375
50-540.10.0%2,114