Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Europe, 1989

Europe
1989
Total fertility rate: 1.76
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Europe was 1.76 children per woman in 1989 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (115 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 9,574,965 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.76
Births
9,574,965
Births per 1,000 people
13.3
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
721,424,430
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%3,579
15-1931.69.0%807,340
20-24114.732.5%3,043,905
25-29111.731.7%3,142,162
30-3464.918.4%1,808,445
35-3924.26.8%642,726
40-445.31.5%121,240
45-490.20.1%4,729
50-540.00.0%817