Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Germany, 1968

Germany
1968
Total fertility rate: 2.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Germany was 2.34 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (156 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 1,199,384 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.34
Births
1,199,384
Births per 1,000 people
15.5
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
77,321,279
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%317
15-1947.910.3%120,440
20-24155.833.4%346,203
25-29132.728.4%390,653
30-3483.017.8%227,829
35-3937.18.0%88,358
40-449.22.0%23,835
45-490.60.1%1,624
50-540.10.0%124