Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Europe, 1988

Eastern Europe
1988
Total fertility rate: 2.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Europe was 2.13 children per woman in 1988 — 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, 4,827,119 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.13
Births
4,827,119
Births per 1,000 people
15.6
Mean age of mothers
25.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
309,199,414
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%1,871
15-1948.511.4%512,420
20-24172.940.7%1,816,016
25-29114.527.0%1,410,860
30-3458.713.8%751,655
35-3923.65.6%284,214
40-445.91.4%48,299
45-490.20.0%1,490
50-540.00.0%298