Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Germany, 1954

Germany
1954
Total fertility rate: 2.15
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Germany was 2.15 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (129 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 1,102,575 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.15
Births
1,102,575
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
70,104,621
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%253
15-1928.06.6%85,187
20-24128.730.1%314,640
25-29128.230.0%333,939
30-3485.920.1%243,655
35-3942.49.9%83,403
40-4412.93.0%39,052
45-490.80.2%2,305
50-540.10.0%144