Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1982

Europe
1982
Total fertility rate: 1.89
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 1.89 children per woman in 1982 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (135 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 10,145,460 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.89
Births
10,145,460
Births per 1,000 people
14.5
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
700,451,502
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%4,161
15-1933.78.9%907,582
20-24135.335.7%3,785,822
25-29117.631.0%3,196,553
30-3462.116.4%1,621,001
35-3924.76.5%504,549
40-444.91.3%115,225
45-490.40.1%9,055
50-540.10.0%1,489