Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1983

Europe
1983
Total fertility rate: 1.88
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 1.88 children per woman in 1983 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (134 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 10,201,846 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.88
Births
10,201,846
Births per 1,000 people
14.5
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
703,278,524
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%4,025
15-1932.98.7%876,470
20-24133.635.3%3,746,358
25-29119.031.4%3,264,139
30-3463.116.7%1,662,539
35-3924.86.6%536,221
40-444.61.2%102,519
45-490.40.1%8,312
50-540.10.0%1,232