Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Netherlands, 1991

Netherlands
1991
Total fertility rate: 1.61
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Netherlands was 1.61 children per woman in 1991 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (123 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 201,530 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.61
Births
201,530
Births per 1,000 people
13.3
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
15,155,090
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%24
15-198.72.7%4,374
20-2446.014.2%28,677
25-29122.537.9%79,898
30-34108.833.6%67,132
35-3933.310.3%19,011
40-444.01.2%2,302
45-490.20.1%82
50-540.10.0%29