Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1968

Europe
1968
Total fertility rate: 2.37
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 2.37 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (152 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 10,777,483 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.37
Births
10,777,483
Births per 1,000 people
16.6
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
648,613,875
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%3,667
15-1935.57.5%936,225
20-24152.332.3%3,322,649
25-29138.129.3%3,130,765
30-3488.818.8%2,061,476
35-3942.39.0%987,452
40-4412.82.7%306,333
45-491.30.3%26,907
50-540.10.0%2,005