Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Netherlands, 1972

Netherlands
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.15
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Netherlands was 2.15 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (164 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 214,323 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.15
Births
214,323
Births per 1,000 people
16.1
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
13,342,772
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%52
15-1919.64.5%10,792
20-24124.728.7%69,867
25-29163.537.7%83,602
30-3482.619.0%33,494
35-3933.37.7%12,560
40-449.22.1%3,500
45-491.00.2%396
50-540.20.0%59