Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in World, 1982

World
1982
Total fertility rate: 3.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of World was 3.71 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (210 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 133,206,504 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.71
Births
133,206,504
Births per 1,000 people
28.9
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
4,612,673,421
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%1,201,584
15-1978.910.6%18,437,390
20-24210.428.3%41,540,651
25-29203.527.3%37,790,862
30-34128.617.3%20,153,667
35-3977.610.4%9,548,967
40-4433.44.5%3,785,584
45-496.80.9%708,050
50-540.40.1%39,695