Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ireland, 1982

Ireland
1982
Total fertility rate: 2.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Ireland was 2.95 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (184 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 70,923 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.95
Births
70,923
Births per 1,000 people
20.4
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
3,475,536
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%12
15-1920.53.5%3,291
20-24108.818.5%15,152
25-29184.031.2%22,860
30-34156.926.6%18,143
35-3991.615.5%9,216
40-4425.74.4%2,101
45-491.90.3%144
50-540.00.0%2