Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1965

Western Europe
1965
Total fertility rate: 2.63
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.63 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (165 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 2,817,983 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.63
Births
2,817,983
Births per 1,000 people
17.6
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
159,938,856
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%579
15-1935.86.8%203,099
20-24165.131.5%867,110
25-29162.931.1%907,600
30-3499.519.0%510,856
35-3946.98.9%250,392
40-4413.02.5%73,820
45-491.00.2%4,038
50-540.10.0%483