Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Netherlands, 1986

Netherlands
1986
Total fertility rate: 1.55
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Netherlands was 1.55 children per woman in 1986 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (133 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 186,016 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.55
Births
186,016
Births per 1,000 people
12.7
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
14,626,494
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%25
15-196.82.2%4,116
20-2458.218.8%37,162
25-29133.243.0%81,369
30-3487.028.1%49,474
35-3920.86.7%12,084
40-443.61.2%1,684
45-490.20.1%64
50-540.10.0%37