Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in World, 1962

World
1962
Total fertility rate: 5.02
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of World was 5.02 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 112,038,714 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.02
Births
112,038,714
Births per 1,000 people
35.9
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
3,123,374,315
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
10-145.20.5%866,725
15-1994.99.5%12,488,247
20-24244.324.4%29,976,204
25-29254.025.3%29,044,637
30-34194.619.4%20,621,715
35-39134.713.4%12,956,139
40-4465.36.5%5,318,124
45-4910.01.0%737,625
50-540.40.0%29,239