Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Europe, 1973

Eastern Europe
1973
Total fertility rate: 2.11
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Europe was 2.11 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (164 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 4,545,449 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.11
Births
4,545,449
Births per 1,000 people
16.2
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
281,424,329
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%1,306
15-1937.08.7%477,545
20-24164.338.7%1,994,400
25-29120.828.5%1,030,862
30-3461.514.5%612,527
35-3932.27.6%342,256
40-447.31.7%78,360
45-490.70.2%7,289
50-540.10.0%908