Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Europe, 1987

Eastern Europe
1987
Total fertility rate: 2.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Europe was 2.19 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (175 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.8 years old. In total, 5,030,437 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.19
Births
5,030,437
Births per 1,000 people
16.4
Mean age of mothers
25.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
307,451,692
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%1,774
15-1949.011.2%509,902
20-24174.840.0%1,878,811
25-29119.827.4%1,507,238
30-3462.014.2%788,141
35-3925.45.8%296,712
40-446.11.4%45,857
45-490.20.0%1,817
50-540.00.0%192