Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1953

United Kingdom
1953
Total fertility rate: 2.23
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.23 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (139 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 794,626 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.23
Births
794,626
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
50,727,037
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%84
15-1921.24.8%34,324
20-24133.930.1%225,699
25-29138.531.1%248,241
30-3490.820.4%176,730
35-3945.910.3%80,955
40-4413.83.1%26,743
45-490.90.2%1,691
50-540.10.0%162