Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1958

United Kingdom
1958
Total fertility rate: 2.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.55 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 863,528 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.55
Births
863,528
Births per 1,000 people
16.6
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
51,935,644
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%133
15-1928.95.7%49,043
20-24157.531.1%256,782
25-29162.932.1%271,769
30-3495.818.9%169,137
35-3948.59.6%93,247
40-4412.42.4%21,635
45-490.80.2%1,606
50-540.10.0%175