Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1952

United Kingdom
1952
Total fertility rate: 2.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.19 children per woman in 1952 — above 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 28.2 years old. In total, 792,055 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.19
Births
792,055
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
50,496,234
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%78
15-1920.94.8%33,598
20-24128.829.3%220,904
25-29135.830.9%249,125
30-3492.120.9%172,671
35-3946.810.7%86,634
40-4414.03.2%27,244
45-490.90.2%1,661
50-540.10.0%140