Fertility in Luxembourg, 1955

Luxembourg
1955
Total fertility rate: 2.16
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Luxembourg was 2.16 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (144 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 4,962 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.16
Births
4,962
Births per 1,000 people
16.3
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
305,312
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%1
15-1918.74.3%188
20-24122.128.1%1,370
25-29144.433.2%1,769
30-3496.322.2%1,076
35-3940.89.4%411
40-4411.32.6%138
45-490.70.2%7
50-540.10.0%1