Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1971

Europe
1971
Total fertility rate: 2.27
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 2.27 children per woman in 1971 — 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 27.1 years old. In total, 10,642,399 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.27
Births
10,642,399
Births per 1,000 people
16.1
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
660,956,207
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%4,113
15-1936.07.9%968,663
20-24154.234.0%3,958,512
25-29135.229.8%2,689,772
30-3477.317.1%1,882,812
35-3938.88.6%855,716
40-4410.72.4%257,545
45-491.00.2%23,322
50-540.10.0%1,932