Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1978

Europe
1978
Total fertility rate: 1.96
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 1.96 children per woman in 1978 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 10,154,627 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.96
Births
10,154,627
Births per 1,000 people
14.8
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
687,433,743
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%3,625
15-1935.49.0%980,925
20-24142.036.1%3,888,401
25-29119.730.4%3,156,615
30-3465.316.6%1,422,261
35-3923.66.0%529,365
40-446.91.8%158,204
45-490.60.1%13,051
50-540.10.0%2,144