Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1981

Europe
1981
Total fertility rate: 1.89
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 1.89 children per woman in 1981 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (136 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 10,087,308 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.89
Births
10,087,308
Births per 1,000 people
14.5
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
697,593,691
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%3,915
15-1934.29.0%929,937
20-24136.436.0%3,796,985
25-29117.531.0%3,165,838
30-3462.016.4%1,591,286
35-3923.26.1%461,161
40-445.21.4%126,683
45-490.50.1%9,809
50-540.10.0%1,672