Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1985

Europe
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 1.83 children per woman in 1985 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (126 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 10,007,297 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.83
Births
10,007,297
Births per 1,000 people
14.1
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
708,940,412
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%3,601
15-1931.68.6%819,752
20-24125.834.2%3,497,587
25-29117.832.0%3,290,861
30-3463.617.3%1,701,034
35-3924.36.6%594,849
40-444.61.2%91,863
45-490.30.1%6,839
50-540.00.0%894