Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in TFYR Macedonia, 1972

TFYR Macedonia
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.86
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 TFYR Macedonia was 2.86 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (189 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 42,016 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.86
Births
42,016
Births per 1,000 people
24.5
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.2
Population
1,717,395
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
10-140.20.0%15
15-1945.27.9%4,013
20-24189.132.9%16,349
25-29175.730.6%11,836
30-34100.417.5%6,070
35-3946.58.1%2,766
40-4415.42.7%848
45-492.50.4%120
50-540.00.0%0