Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1962

Western Europe
1962
Total fertility rate: 2.63
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.63 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (165 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 2,802,043 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.63
Births
2,802,043
Births per 1,000 people
18.0
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
155,437,123
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%553
15-1935.96.8%184,966
20-24159.530.3%882,134
25-29164.931.3%857,833
30-3499.818.9%521,016
35-3948.79.2%267,120
40-4417.43.3%84,183
45-490.80.2%3,851
50-540.10.0%376