Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1956

United Kingdom
1956
Total fertility rate: 2.37
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.37 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (150 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 818,148 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.37
Births
818,148
Births per 1,000 people
15.9
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
51,400,459
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%100
15-1926.15.5%43,073
20-24146.430.8%236,199
25-29150.331.6%257,809
30-3489.818.9%166,961
35-3948.910.3%87,641
40-4413.02.7%24,558
45-490.90.2%1,647
50-540.10.0%159