Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1987

Europe
1987
Total fertility rate: 1.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 1.84 children per woman in 1987 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (121 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 10,069,799 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.84
Births
10,069,799
Births per 1,000 people
14.1
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
715,168,354
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%3,369
15-1931.38.5%804,225
20-24121.432.8%3,297,374
25-29118.832.1%3,356,183
30-3467.218.2%1,831,436
35-3925.36.8%657,747
40-445.61.5%113,212
45-490.20.1%5,518
50-540.00.0%723