Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Netherlands, 1954

Netherlands
1954
Total fertility rate: 3.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Netherlands was 3.03 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (187 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.6 years old. In total, 228,464 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.03
Births
228,464
Births per 1,000 people
21.5
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
10,615,735
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
15-1912.92.1%5,092
20-24101.316.7%39,866
25-29186.630.8%71,962
30-34158.626.2%61,864
35-39101.916.8%34,477
40-4441.26.8%14,047
45-493.50.6%1,132
50-540.00.0%10