Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1974

Western Europe
1974
Total fertility rate: 1.78
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.78 children per woman in 1974 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 2,100,801 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.78
Births
2,100,801
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
169,135,711
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%739
15-1933.39.3%210,062
20-24122.234.3%761,414
25-29115.332.3%655,556
30-3454.615.3%302,546
35-3923.96.7%132,969
40-446.61.9%34,050
45-490.60.2%3,005
50-540.10.0%465