Fertility in Lithuania, 1959

Lithuania
1959
Total fertility rate: 2.63
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Lithuania was 2.63 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 61,479 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.63
Births
61,479
Births per 1,000 people
22.6
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
2,722,674
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%2
15-1916.13.0%1,890
20-24129.924.6%15,839
25-29156.929.7%19,718
30-34120.522.8%14,611
35-3976.614.5%7,364
40-4425.74.9%1,841
45-492.50.5%203
50-540.10.0%10