Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Luxembourg, 1972

Luxembourg
1972
Total fertility rate: 1.75
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Luxembourg was 1.75 children per woman in 1972 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (114 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 4,028 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.75
Births
4,028
Births per 1,000 people
11.6
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
346,072
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
15-1928.98.3%363
20-24112.032.1%1,317
25-29114.432.8%1,274
30-3459.617.1%679
35-3927.27.8%305
40-446.51.9%82
45-490.50.1%6
50-540.10.0%0