Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1964

Europe
1964
Total fertility rate: 2.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 2.49 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (158 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 11,455,846 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.49
Births
11,455,846
Births per 1,000 people
18.2
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
629,154,960
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%3,239
15-1928.45.7%666,668
20-24158.031.8%3,430,498
25-29150.830.3%3,647,772
30-3494.619.0%2,166,563
35-3947.49.5%1,158,254
40-4416.23.3%352,667
45-491.60.3%27,087
50-540.10.0%3,060