Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Europe, 1966

Eastern Europe
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.13
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Europe was 2.13 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (152 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 4,169,788 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.13
Births
4,169,788
Births per 1,000 people
15.5
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
268,441,949
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%1,236
15-1928.56.7%327,906
20-24152.135.9%1,147,532
25-29119.628.2%1,405,963
30-3475.517.8%746,567
35-3935.08.3%409,642
40-4411.62.7%120,370
45-491.30.3%9,151
50-540.20.0%1,415