Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Luxembourg, 1978

Luxembourg
1978
Total fertility rate: 1.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Luxembourg was 1.49 children per woman in 1978 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (110 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 4,016 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.49
Births
4,016
Births per 1,000 people
11.1
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
361,046
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
15-1917.85.9%245
20-2491.630.6%1,302
25-29109.836.7%1,498
30-3456.518.9%696
35-3919.36.4%227
40-443.81.3%45
45-490.30.1%3
50-540.10.0%1