Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Russian Federation, 1979

Russian Federation
1979
Total fertility rate: 1.92
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Russian Federation was 1.92 children per woman in 1979 — 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 25.8 years old. In total, 2,241,687 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.92
Births
2,241,687
Births per 1,000 people
16.3
Mean age of mothers
25.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
137,816,540
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%278
15-1944.711.5%263,533
20-24158.240.7%1,005,673
25-29103.826.7%615,250
30-3458.215.0%253,771
35-3917.04.4%67,005
40-446.01.6%33,819
45-490.40.1%1,733
50-540.10.0%629