Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1972

United Kingdom
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.18
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.18 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (143 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 825,796 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.18
Births
825,796
Births per 1,000 people
14.7
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
56,079,239
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
10-140.20.1%466
15-1946.110.5%87,804
20-24141.032.2%285,070
25-29143.432.7%278,460
30-3470.016.0%113,922
35-3929.76.8%46,643
40-447.41.7%12,129
45-490.70.2%1,172
50-540.10.0%130