Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Russian Federation, 1978

Russian Federation
1978
Total fertility rate: 1.95
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Russian Federation was 1.95 children per woman in 1978 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (158 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.0 years old. In total, 2,236,174 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.95
Births
2,236,174
Births per 1,000 people
16.3
Mean age of mothers
26.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
136,979,088
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%264
15-1941.810.6%254,485
20-24158.540.1%1,002,779
25-29107.527.2%623,293
30-3461.115.5%225,452
35-3919.24.9%91,726
40-446.91.7%35,553
45-490.40.1%2,012
50-540.10.0%608