Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latvia, 1972

Latvia
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.01
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latvia was 2.01 children per woman in 1972 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (148 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 34,429 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.01
Births
34,429
Births per 1,000 people
14.4
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
2,395,874
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
10-140.00.0%4
15-1926.86.7%2,218
20-24148.437.0%12,475
25-29115.928.9%9,067
30-3469.917.4%6,931
35-3932.48.1%2,992
40-447.21.8%695
45-490.40.1%41
50-540.10.0%6