Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Netherlands, 1976

Netherlands
1976
Total fertility rate: 1.63
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Netherlands was 1.63 children per woman in 1976 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (136 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 176,409 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.63
Births
176,409
Births per 1,000 people
12.8
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
13,786,637
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%35
15-1911.13.4%6,473
20-2493.528.6%52,199
25-29136.341.7%79,190
30-3462.019.0%29,207
35-3918.45.6%7,376
40-444.31.3%1,648
45-490.60.2%224
50-540.20.0%58