Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in World, 1976

World
1976
Total fertility rate: 3.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of World was 3.97 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (210 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 121,322,351 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.97
Births
121,322,351
Births per 1,000 people
29.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
4,144,246,378
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
10-144.80.6%1,105,040
15-1983.710.5%16,456,175
20-24207.926.1%38,029,643
25-29210.026.4%32,025,985
30-34149.118.7%18,075,119
35-3990.111.3%10,376,114
40-4442.05.3%4,408,695
45-498.31.0%804,212
50-540.50.1%41,273