Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1974

Europe
1974
Total fertility rate: 2.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 2.13 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (149 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 10,443,501 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.13
Births
10,443,501
Births per 1,000 people
15.5
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
673,741,419
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%4,185
15-1936.78.6%1,010,154
20-24148.534.9%3,952,924
25-29130.630.7%3,034,408
30-3467.515.9%1,441,550
35-3932.57.6%776,759
40-449.12.1%202,610
45-490.80.2%18,992
50-540.10.0%1,931