Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in TFYR Macedonia, 1978

TFYR Macedonia
1978
Total fertility rate: 2.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of TFYR Macedonia was 2.42 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (172 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 40,074 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.42
Births
40,074
Births per 1,000 people
21.3
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
1,879,847
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%19
15-1946.69.6%4,146
20-24172.135.4%15,120
25-29148.630.6%12,809
30-3476.415.7%5,430
35-3932.26.6%1,951
40-449.11.9%532
45-491.20.2%68
50-540.00.0%0