Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Germany, 1965

Germany
1965
Total fertility rate: 2.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Germany was 2.49 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (160 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 1,313,787 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.49
Births
1,313,787
Births per 1,000 people
17.3
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
75,966,964
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%288
15-1940.58.2%90,275
20-24159.832.2%416,581
25-29151.230.5%449,346
30-3492.218.6%221,656
35-3941.28.3%104,328
40-4410.62.1%29,736
45-490.70.1%1,389
50-540.10.0%185