Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in TFYR Macedonia, 1979

TFYR Macedonia
1979
Total fertility rate: 2.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of TFYR Macedonia was 2.40 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 40,314 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.40
Births
40,314
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
1,906,523
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%21
15-1946.09.5%4,084
20-24172.735.7%15,207
25-29147.930.6%12,805
30-3475.115.5%5,682
35-3931.56.5%1,934
40-448.91.8%520
45-491.10.2%60
50-540.00.0%0