Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Germany, 1956

Germany
1956
Total fertility rate: 2.21
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Germany was 2.21 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (134 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 1,128,620 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.21
Births
1,128,620
Births per 1,000 people
16.0
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
70,613,903
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%211
15-1927.86.3%86,768
20-24130.329.6%331,491
25-29133.930.4%334,164
30-3486.919.7%236,303
35-3949.511.2%107,778
40-4410.92.5%29,498
45-490.70.2%2,228
50-540.10.0%181