Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Europe, 1991

Eastern Europe
1991
Total fertility rate: 1.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Europe was 1.80 children per woman in 1991 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (153 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.2 years old. In total, 3,944,082 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.80
Births
3,944,082
Births per 1,000 people
12.6
Mean age of mothers
25.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
312,033,525
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
10-140.20.1%2,515
15-1950.514.1%566,171
20-24153.042.8%1,577,148
25-2989.425.0%991,164
30-3443.012.0%548,446
35-3916.94.7%212,672
40-444.01.1%44,296
45-490.20.1%1,383
50-540.00.0%291