Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Netherlands, 1973

Netherlands
1973
Total fertility rate: 1.91
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Netherlands was 1.91 children per woman in 1973 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (150 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 195,472 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.91
Births
195,472
Births per 1,000 people
14.5
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
13,453,744
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
10-140.10.0%49
15-1917.04.4%9,431
20-24112.029.1%61,835
25-29150.039.0%81,507
30-3470.118.2%29,201
35-3927.37.1%10,339
40-447.11.8%2,700
45-490.90.2%352
50-540.20.0%57