Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Other non-specified areas, 1972

Other non-specified areas
1972
Total fertility rate: 3.44
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Other non-specified areas was 3.44 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (261 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 370,162 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.44
Births
370,162
Births per 1,000 people
24.0
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
15,450,612
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
10-140.90.1%892
15-1934.15.0%30,897
20-24204.330.1%143,990
25-29261.338.5%116,721
30-34119.417.6%54,738
35-3942.56.3%17,320
40-4413.62.0%4,819
45-492.40.4%689
50-540.40.1%95