Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1972

Europe
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.21
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 2.21 children per woman in 1972 — 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 27.0 years old. In total, 10,518,436 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.21
Births
10,518,436
Births per 1,000 people
15.8
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
665,521,463
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
10-140.20.0%4,223
15-1935.98.1%974,535
20-24151.734.3%3,965,328
25-29134.330.3%2,757,967
30-3472.816.4%1,723,199
35-3937.18.4%832,055
40-4410.12.3%237,386
45-490.90.2%21,886
50-540.10.0%1,852