Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Europe, 1969

Eastern Europe
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.15
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Europe was 2.15 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (159 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 4,251,426 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.15
Births
4,251,426
Births per 1,000 people
15.5
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
274,317,305
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%1,409
15-1933.98.0%420,260
20-24158.937.4%1,522,087
25-29113.726.8%1,008,812
30-3474.717.6%846,707
35-3932.37.6%331,571
40-449.52.2%110,462
45-491.00.2%8,944
50-540.20.0%1,160