Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Luxembourg, 1956

Luxembourg
1956
Total fertility rate: 2.10
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 Luxembourg was 2.10 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (139 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 4,807 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.10
Births
4,807
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
306,958
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
15-1919.34.6%193
20-24122.929.1%1,348
25-29139.433.0%1,706
30-3490.421.4%1,037
35-3939.29.3%394
40-4410.02.4%118
45-490.70.2%9
50-540.10.0%1