Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Europe, 1954

Eastern Europe
1954
Total fertility rate: 2.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Europe was 2.83 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 5,874,104 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.83
Births
5,874,104
Births per 1,000 people
25.2
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
232,940,924
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
10-140.10.0%1,221
15-1921.73.8%255,205
20-24161.228.4%1,712,012
25-29173.530.5%2,080,260
30-34116.320.5%1,062,322
35-3965.411.5%477,932
40-4427.24.8%262,281
45-492.60.5%21,663
50-540.20.0%1,210