Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Netherlands, 1953

Netherlands
1953
Total fertility rate: 3.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Netherlands was 3.04 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (184 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.7 years old. In total, 228,955 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.04
Births
228,955
Births per 1,000 people
21.8
Mean age of mothers
30.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
10,493,530
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%16
15-1913.32.2%5,196
20-2499.016.3%39,361
25-29184.330.3%71,862
30-34161.226.5%61,142
35-39104.217.1%35,841
40-4442.67.0%14,413
45-493.50.6%1,124
50-540.00.0%0