Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Russian Federation, 1972

Russian Federation
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.07
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 Russian Federation was 2.07 children per woman in 1972 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (159 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 2,054,467 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.07
Births
2,054,467
Births per 1,000 people
15.6
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
131,726,419
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
10-140.00.0%159
15-1930.87.4%193,115
20-24158.538.0%900,520
25-29119.428.6%381,432
30-3465.115.6%364,001
35-3934.68.3%167,789
40-447.61.8%42,781
45-490.80.2%4,131
50-540.20.0%539