Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Luxembourg, 1973

Luxembourg
1973
Total fertility rate: 1.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Luxembourg was 1.58 children per woman in 1973 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (105 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 3,778 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.58
Births
3,778
Births per 1,000 people
10.8
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
349,201
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
15-1926.38.3%336
20-24101.532.0%1,254
25-29104.933.1%1,212
30-3454.317.1%627
35-3924.17.6%275
40-445.61.8%69
45-490.50.2%6
50-540.10.0%1