Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1969

Western Europe
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.34 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (152 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 2,580,699 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.34
Births
2,580,699
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
164,738,508
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%651
15-1941.18.8%246,538
20-24152.532.6%846,122
25-29138.229.6%756,432
30-3484.418.1%464,801
35-3939.98.5%205,089
40-4410.52.2%56,390
45-490.80.2%4,348
50-540.10.0%327