Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Luxembourg, 1974

Luxembourg
1974
Total fertility rate: 1.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Luxembourg was 1.59 children per woman in 1974 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (109 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 3,862 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.59
Births
3,862
Births per 1,000 people
11.0
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
351,426
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
15-1924.27.6%314
20-24100.631.7%1,286
25-29108.734.2%1,294
30-3455.517.5%638
35-3923.07.2%265
40-444.91.5%60
45-490.50.1%6
50-540.10.0%1