Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1952

Europe
1952
Total fertility rate: 2.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 2.65 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 12,050,251 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.65
Births
12,050,251
Births per 1,000 people
21.6
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
558,789,993
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
10-140.10.0%2,175
15-1923.14.4%549,863
20-24141.826.8%3,524,785
25-29161.330.4%3,939,861
30-34112.021.1%2,170,387
35-3963.211.9%1,249,832
40-4426.04.9%567,307
45-492.20.4%44,482
50-540.10.0%1,527