Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Germany, 1957

Germany
1957
Total fertility rate: 2.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Germany was 2.26 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (138 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 1,162,863 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.26
Births
1,162,863
Births per 1,000 people
16.4
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.8
Population
71,088,146
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%201
15-1930.96.9%94,490
20-24133.829.7%354,614
25-29138.130.7%336,142
30-3488.219.6%232,460
35-3949.110.9%119,317
40-449.62.1%23,282
45-490.70.2%2,173
50-540.10.0%182