Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1964

United Kingdom
1964
Total fertility rate: 2.93
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.93 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (187 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 999,443 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.93
Births
999,443
Births per 1,000 people
18.5
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
54,009,134
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%342
15-1940.57.0%83,410
20-24180.230.9%314,035
25-29186.832.1%308,095
30-34108.518.6%176,554
35-3951.68.9%89,100
40-4413.72.4%26,389
45-490.80.1%1,354
50-540.10.0%163