Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in More developed regions, 1985

More developed regions
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.82
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of More developed regions was 1.82 children per woman in 1985 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 15,912,579 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.82
Births
15,912,579
Births per 1,000 people
14.3
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
1,116,609,295
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%18,085
15-1932.89.0%1,346,103
20-24114.531.4%5,067,954
25-29121.833.4%5,452,206
30-3467.618.5%2,922,212
35-3923.56.4%962,479
40-444.01.1%134,424
45-490.20.1%8,208
50-540.00.0%894