Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Luxembourg, 1997

Luxembourg
1997
Total fertility rate: 1.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Luxembourg was 1.72 children per woman in 1997 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (121 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 5,456 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.72
Births
5,456
Births per 1,000 people
13.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
418,968
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
10-140.20.1%2
15-199.52.8%107
20-2466.619.3%809
25-29121.035.0%1,915
30-34102.129.5%1,834
35-3939.811.5%690
40-446.01.7%96
45-490.20.0%2
50-540.00.0%0