Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Luxembourg, 1968

Luxembourg
1968
Total fertility rate: 2.12
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Year

-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Luxembourg was 2.12 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (145 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 4,685 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.12
Births
4,685
Births per 1,000 people
13.9
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
337,007
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%0
15-1927.56.5%310
20-24145.334.4%1,548
25-29134.831.9%1,500
30-3473.217.3%819
35-3931.97.5%390
40-449.22.2%111
45-490.60.1%6
50-540.10.0%0