Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Germany, 1969

Germany
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Germany was 2.20 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (146 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 1,126,954 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.20
Births
1,126,954
Births per 1,000 people
14.5
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
77,944,020
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%342
15-1949.411.3%126,330
20-24146.333.3%325,471
25-29121.127.6%344,272
30-3477.017.5%222,380
35-3935.78.1%84,478
40-448.62.0%22,032
45-490.60.1%1,557
50-540.10.0%94