Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1969

Europe
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.33
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 2.33 children per woman in 1969 — 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 27.3 years old. In total, 10,670,281 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.33
Births
10,670,281
Births per 1,000 people
16.3
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
653,138,816
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%3,876
15-1935.67.7%944,689
20-24151.532.8%3,527,865
25-29135.829.4%2,915,782
30-3484.918.4%2,035,228
35-3941.08.9%927,231
40-4411.92.6%287,571
45-491.20.3%26,042
50-540.10.0%1,981