Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Germany, 1953

Germany
1953
Total fertility rate: 2.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Germany was 2.13 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (127 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 1,101,687 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.13
Births
1,101,687
Births per 1,000 people
15.8
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
69,935,117
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%247
15-1927.56.5%81,011
20-24127.430.1%317,637
25-29126.529.9%334,924
30-3486.620.5%235,089
35-3941.39.8%90,188
40-4413.03.1%40,128
45-490.80.2%2,333
50-540.00.0%127