Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Moldova, 1972

Republic of Moldova
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Moldova was 2.56 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (171 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 76,316 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.56
Births
76,316
Births per 1,000 people
20.5
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
3,713,997
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
10-140.30.1%70
15-1931.36.1%6,277
20-24171.233.5%29,286
25-29142.527.9%16,845
30-3491.517.9%13,377
35-3953.910.5%7,747
40-4417.83.5%2,420
45-492.30.5%293
50-540.00.0%0