Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1966

Western Europe
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.60 children per woman in 1966 — 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 27.4 years old. In total, 2,802,078 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.60
Births
2,802,078
Births per 1,000 people
17.4
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
161,329,732
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%585
15-1939.07.5%229,683
20-24165.231.7%850,340
25-29159.530.6%898,345
30-3497.918.8%507,093
35-3945.68.7%241,644
40-4412.42.4%69,431
45-491.10.2%4,569
50-540.10.0%382