Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Netherlands, 1962

Netherlands
1962
Total fertility rate: 3.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Netherlands was 3.17 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (213 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 245,500 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.17
Births
245,500
Births per 1,000 people
20.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
11,807,551
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%36
15-1916.12.5%8,299
20-24131.120.7%53,632
25-29213.133.7%80,268
30-34153.524.3%58,777
35-3983.813.3%32,105
40-4431.55.0%11,375
45-492.80.4%964
50-540.10.0%44