Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Belgium, 1956

Belgium
1956
Total fertility rate: 2.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Belgium was 2.41 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (151 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 149,662 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.41
Births
149,662
Births per 1,000 people
16.9
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
8,882,162
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
10-140.00.0%8
15-1922.84.7%6,325
20-24137.428.3%41,614
25-29150.831.1%48,902
30-3498.220.2%32,953
35-3957.311.8%14,434
40-4417.23.5%5,024
45-491.20.2%382
50-540.10.0%22