Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Germany, 1972

Germany
1972
Total fertility rate: 1.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Germany was 1.73 children per woman in 1972 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (119 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 891,329 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.73
Births
891,329
Births per 1,000 people
11.3
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
78,719,918
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%439
15-1942.912.5%113,737
20-24119.134.6%306,107
25-2994.127.3%217,317
30-3453.915.7%165,269
35-3926.97.8%70,753
40-446.71.9%16,281
45-490.50.1%1,323
50-540.00.0%103