Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1973

Europe
1973
Total fertility rate: 2.14
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 2.14 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (148 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 10,327,331 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.14
Births
10,327,331
Births per 1,000 people
15.4
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
669,799,764
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%4,276
15-1935.78.3%979,122
20-24147.934.5%3,906,716
25-29130.930.6%2,854,000
30-3468.716.0%1,547,248
35-3934.58.1%798,011
40-449.42.2%215,523
45-490.90.2%20,533
50-540.10.0%1,892