Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in World, 1964

World
1964
Total fertility rate: 5.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of World was 5.12 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (256 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 117,292,200 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.12
Births
117,292,200
Births per 1,000 people
35.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
3,264,487,339
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
10-145.10.5%900,293
15-1992.99.1%13,275,384
20-24250.324.5%30,830,118
25-29255.825.0%30,107,241
30-34200.019.6%21,541,776
35-39140.113.7%13,961,295
40-4467.66.6%5,890,758
45-4910.41.0%755,815
50-540.40.0%29,480