Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in More developed regions, 1976

More developed regions
1976
Total fertility rate: 1.97
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of More developed regions was 1.97 children per woman in 1976 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (132 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 16,116,580 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.97
Births
16,116,580
Births per 1,000 people
15.2
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
1,057,066,467
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
10-140.50.1%20,612
15-1937.59.5%1,655,116
20-24132.233.6%5,723,118
25-29129.532.9%5,497,261
30-3462.715.9%2,103,751
35-3924.36.2%878,210
40-446.61.7%217,518
45-490.50.1%18,925
50-540.10.0%2,036