Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Netherlands, 1969

Netherlands
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.74
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Netherlands was 2.74 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (196 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 246,604 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.74
Births
246,604
Births per 1,000 people
19.1
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
12,890,636
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%55
15-1922.74.2%12,283
20-24141.125.8%79,188
25-29195.635.8%83,799
30-34115.721.2%44,325
35-3953.59.8%20,367
40-4415.82.9%5,947
45-491.60.3%593
50-540.20.0%50