Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Germany, 1962

Germany
1962
Total fertility rate: 2.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Germany was 2.46 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (153 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 1,322,235 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.46
Births
1,322,235
Births per 1,000 people
17.9
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
73,997,003
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%260
15-1946.89.4%103,294
20-24153.430.8%459,353
25-29152.330.6%395,334
30-3488.717.8%216,022
35-3942.18.5%111,627
40-4414.32.9%34,965
45-490.50.1%1,264
50-540.00.0%113