Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Germany, 1966

Germany
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Germany was 2.50 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 1,311,588 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.50
Births
1,311,588
Births per 1,000 people
17.1
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
76,611,031
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%290
15-1944.38.8%104,876
20-24162.832.5%388,113
25-29149.929.9%456,870
30-3492.518.5%230,950
35-3940.58.1%101,058
40-4410.22.0%27,662
45-490.70.1%1,594
50-540.10.0%173