Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1971

United Kingdom
1971
Total fertility rate: 2.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.34 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (152 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 876,903 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.34
Births
876,903
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
55,890,372
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%467
15-1948.210.2%90,827
20-24151.532.2%315,497
25-29151.332.2%277,916
30-3476.716.3%124,277
35-3933.47.1%52,513
40-448.41.8%14,022
45-490.70.1%1,246
50-540.10.0%139