Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1986

Europe
1986
Total fertility rate: 1.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 1.85 children per woman in 1986 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (124 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 10,118,419 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.85
Births
10,118,419
Births per 1,000 people
14.2
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
711,992,641
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%3,435
15-1931.48.4%809,494
20-24124.033.4%3,406,394
25-29119.632.2%3,365,365
30-3466.417.9%1,792,105
35-3924.96.7%636,222
40-445.01.3%98,347
45-490.30.1%6,135
50-540.00.0%913