Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1965

United Kingdom
1965
Total fertility rate: 2.87
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.87 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (182 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 988,612 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.87
Births
988,612
Births per 1,000 people
18.2
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
54,359,020
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%356
15-1944.67.8%92,280
20-24177.431.0%316,091
25-29181.631.7%301,345
30-34104.118.2%167,103
35-3950.08.8%85,442
40-4412.92.3%24,312
45-490.90.2%1,513
50-540.10.0%171