Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1965

Europe
1965
Total fertility rate: 2.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 2.44 children per woman in 1965 — 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 27.7 years old. In total, 11,101,917 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.44
Births
11,101,917
Births per 1,000 people
17.5
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
634,412,814
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%3,242
15-1930.16.2%749,077
20-24154.831.8%3,188,807
25-29145.830.0%3,588,296
30-3492.919.1%2,079,540
35-3945.99.4%1,123,867
40-4415.03.1%339,300
45-491.60.3%26,948
50-540.10.0%2,816