Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1954

United Kingdom
1954
Total fertility rate: 2.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.25 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (140 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 790,995 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.25
Births
790,995
Births per 1,000 people
15.5
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
50,958,249
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%81
15-1922.04.9%35,953
20-24137.230.6%226,976
25-29140.531.3%247,365
30-3488.619.8%174,424
35-3945.410.1%77,698
40-4413.73.1%26,654
45-490.90.2%1,678
50-540.10.0%164