Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Europe, 1972

Eastern Europe
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.14
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Europe was 2.14 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (166 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 4,522,340 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.14
Births
4,522,340
Births per 1,000 people
16.2
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
279,541,598
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%1,272
15-1935.68.3%456,823
20-24166.038.5%1,965,830
25-29121.728.3%943,570
30-3465.415.2%722,836
35-3933.47.7%335,783
40-447.81.8%87,534
45-490.70.2%7,760
50-540.10.0%936