Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in More developed regions, 1989

More developed regions
1989
Total fertility rate: 1.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +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 1.79 children per woman in 1989 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (117 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 15,575,723 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.79
Births
15,575,723
Births per 1,000 people
13.6
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
1,142,734,930
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%18,225
15-1933.69.4%1,374,661
20-24106.229.6%4,457,399
25-29116.832.6%5,249,819
30-3471.219.9%3,191,273
35-3925.27.0%1,087,375
40-444.91.4%189,638
45-490.20.1%6,493
50-540.00.0%817