Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bulgaria, 1962

Bulgaria
1962
Total fertility rate: 2.23
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bulgaria was 2.23 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (183 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.2 years old. In total, 133,545 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.23
Births
133,545
Births per 1,000 people
16.7
Mean age of mothers
25.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
8,008,325
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
10-140.50.1%170
15-1965.714.9%20,445
20-24183.241.4%51,521
25-29114.425.8%36,457
30-3451.611.7%16,581
35-3919.24.3%6,420
40-446.91.6%1,720
45-490.90.2%196
50-540.20.0%38