Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Luxembourg, 1957

Luxembourg
1957
Total fertility rate: 2.16
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Luxembourg was 2.16 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 4,899 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.16
Births
4,899
Births per 1,000 people
15.9
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
308,440
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
15-1920.14.6%201
20-24129.029.8%1,385
25-29142.432.9%1,724
30-3489.620.7%1,056
35-3940.89.4%416
40-449.52.2%107
45-490.70.2%9
50-540.10.0%1