Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1966

United Kingdom
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.78
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.78 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (174 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 973,136 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.78
Births
973,136
Births per 1,000 people
17.8
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
54,676,344
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%374
15-1948.78.8%99,877
20-24173.231.1%321,178
25-29174.431.4%289,895
30-3499.117.8%158,080
35-3947.28.5%79,705
40-4412.32.2%22,241
45-490.90.2%1,631
50-540.10.0%156