Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Europe, 1981

Eastern Europe
1981
Total fertility rate: 2.02
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Europe was 2.02 children per woman in 1981 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.6 years old. In total, 4,838,967 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.02
Births
4,838,967
Births per 1,000 people
16.3
Mean age of mothers
25.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
296,353,670
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
10-140.20.0%1,578
15-1948.612.0%527,946
20-24167.441.2%2,093,678
25-29110.227.1%1,385,148
30-3455.313.6%626,448
35-3919.94.9%147,229
40-444.61.1%52,914
45-490.30.1%3,293
50-540.10.0%734