Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1969

United Kingdom
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.50 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (160 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 914,985 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.50
Births
914,985
Births per 1,000 people
16.5
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
55,456,206
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%428
15-1949.29.8%93,246
20-24157.031.3%326,027
25-29159.631.8%275,197
30-3486.017.2%139,398
35-3938.67.7%62,103
40-449.92.0%16,980
45-490.80.2%1,489
50-540.10.0%118