Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Europe, 1971

Eastern Europe
1971
Total fertility rate: 2.14
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Europe was 2.14 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (165 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 4,431,707 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.14
Births
4,431,707
Births per 1,000 people
16.0
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
277,648,917
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%1,298
15-1934.78.1%442,534
20-24165.438.7%1,893,161
25-29116.727.3%873,939
30-3468.416.0%796,976
35-3932.87.7%319,160
40-448.31.9%95,344
45-490.80.2%8,259
50-540.20.0%1,036