Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Netherlands, 1966

Netherlands
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.90
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Netherlands was 2.90 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (201 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 239,509 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.90
Births
239,509
Births per 1,000 people
19.2
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
12,464,288
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%41
15-1923.34.0%13,386
20-24135.123.4%63,656
25-29201.234.9%80,170
30-34128.222.2%48,352
35-3965.611.4%24,980
40-4421.23.7%8,141
45-492.20.4%778
50-540.00.0%0