Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1968

Western Europe
1968
Total fertility rate: 2.43
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.43 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 2,641,943 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.43
Births
2,641,943
Births per 1,000 people
16.2
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
163,421,880
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%612
15-1940.58.4%241,824
20-24156.632.4%843,231
25-29144.929.9%803,007
30-3488.518.3%474,704
35-3941.38.5%213,966
40-4411.02.3%59,682
45-490.90.2%4,571
50-540.10.0%346