Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1962

Europe
1962
Total fertility rate: 2.52
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 2.52 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (155 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 11,763,196 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.52
Births
11,763,196
Births per 1,000 people
19.0
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
617,815,763
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%3,036
15-1930.26.0%632,665
20-24155.430.8%3,744,405
25-29153.530.4%3,511,460
30-3495.518.9%2,309,037
35-3949.49.8%1,177,891
40-4418.43.6%349,187
45-491.70.3%32,409
50-540.10.0%3,071