Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Europe, 1968

Eastern Europe
1968
Total fertility rate: 2.18
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Europe was 2.18 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 4,264,880 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.18
Births
4,264,880
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
272,413,954
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%1,336
15-1933.77.8%411,191
20-24157.336.4%1,342,014
25-29116.627.0%1,172,828
30-3478.318.1%837,818
35-3933.97.9%369,320
40-4410.62.5%120,124
45-491.10.3%9,102
50-540.20.0%1,145