Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1979

Europe
1979
Total fertility rate: 1.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 1.94 children per woman in 1979 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (141 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 10,160,164 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.94
Births
10,160,164
Births per 1,000 people
14.7
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
690,745,952
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%3,723
15-1935.49.1%978,001
20-24141.036.2%3,881,330
25-29118.730.5%3,150,767
30-3464.716.6%1,498,427
35-3922.95.9%487,349
40-446.21.6%146,800
45-490.50.1%11,655
50-540.10.0%2,091