Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1954

Europe
1954
Total fertility rate: 2.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 2.63 children per woman in 1954 — 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 28.7 years old. In total, 12,043,686 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.63
Births
12,043,686
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
569,744,200
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%2,242
15-1922.74.3%564,743
20-24143.627.3%3,374,600
25-29160.630.6%4,014,455
30-34109.920.9%2,439,629
35-3962.611.9%1,074,085
40-4423.74.5%526,466
45-492.20.4%45,318
50-540.10.0%2,142