Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1966

Europe
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.42
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 2.42 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (154 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 10,961,779 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.42
Births
10,961,779
Births per 1,000 people
17.1
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
639,413,301
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%3,300
15-1932.76.8%842,205
20-24153.631.8%3,087,067
25-29143.329.7%3,519,414
30-3492.619.2%2,062,860
35-3944.89.3%1,089,986
40-4414.12.9%327,508
45-491.60.3%27,043
50-540.10.0%2,382