Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Other non-specified areas, 1979

Other non-specified areas
1979
Total fertility rate: 2.64
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Other non-specified areas was 2.64 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (213 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.1 years old. In total, 430,824 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.64
Births
430,824
Births per 1,000 people
24.3
Mean age of mothers
26.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
17,735,781
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
10-140.80.2%810
15-1934.06.4%34,527
20-24191.835.8%180,995
25-29212.939.8%168,244
30-3473.413.7%36,094
35-3917.63.3%8,118
40-444.30.8%1,817
45-490.50.1%171
50-540.10.0%44