Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latvia, 1974

Latvia
1974
Total fertility rate: 1.98
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latvia was 1.98 children per woman in 1974 — 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 26.8 years old. In total, 34,485 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.98
Births
34,485
Births per 1,000 people
14.2
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
2,436,995
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%4
15-1929.07.3%2,564
20-24148.437.4%12,837
25-29114.628.9%9,306
30-3465.516.5%6,032
35-3931.27.9%3,050
40-447.01.8%652
45-490.40.1%35
50-540.10.0%6