Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1972

Western Europe
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.03
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.03 children per woman in 1972 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (138 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 2,319,968 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.03
Births
2,319,968
Births per 1,000 people
13.8
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
167,698,684
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%808
15-1938.79.5%236,231
20-24138.134.0%843,901
25-29123.430.4%656,603
30-3464.816.0%367,261
35-3931.57.8%166,633
40-448.52.1%44,673
45-490.60.2%3,493
50-540.10.0%358