Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1963

Western Europe
1963
Total fertility rate: 2.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.68 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (168 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 2,872,772 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.68
Births
2,872,772
Births per 1,000 people
18.3
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
156,992,778
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%599
15-1935.96.7%190,888
20-24165.230.8%906,854
25-29167.831.3%894,236
30-34102.019.0%526,199
35-3949.19.1%266,466
40-4415.72.9%83,584
45-490.80.2%3,495
50-540.10.0%440