Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1973

United Kingdom
1973
Total fertility rate: 2.04
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.04 children per woman in 1973 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (137 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 777,786 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.04
Births
777,786
Births per 1,000 people
13.8
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
56,188,792
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%442
15-1942.810.5%82,504
20-24131.432.1%257,696
25-29136.933.5%277,201
30-3465.215.9%107,862
35-3925.76.3%40,692
40-446.31.5%10,169
45-490.60.2%1,085
50-540.10.0%136