Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1962

United Kingdom
1962
Total fertility rate: 2.87
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.87 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (183 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 968,825 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.87
Births
968,825
Births per 1,000 people
18.2
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
53,272,830
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
10-140.20.0%320
15-1936.26.3%71,468
20-24178.231.2%300,241
25-29182.932.0%296,725
30-34107.018.7%179,555
35-3950.78.9%90,409
40-4415.62.7%28,541
45-490.80.1%1,424
50-540.10.0%142