Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Europe, 1985

Eastern Europe
1985
Total fertility rate: 2.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Europe was 2.12 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.7 years old. In total, 4,999,259 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.12
Births
4,999,259
Births per 1,000 people
16.5
Mean age of mothers
25.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
303,652,579
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%1,818
15-1949.011.5%497,298
20-24172.940.7%1,992,394
25-29117.127.5%1,500,705
30-3458.613.8%728,908
35-3923.65.5%247,273
40-443.60.9%28,081
45-490.20.1%2,463
50-540.00.0%315