Birth rate of women in Germany 1950-2020, by age
Birth rates among teenagers have also dropped significantly, from a peak of almost 50 births per 1,000 women in 1970, to just eight births in 2020. Throughout the 2010s, birth rates among women in their early forties were actually higher than teen pregnancies; this is not only due to societal trends, but improvements in assisted reproductive technologies have increased conception rates among older age groups.