Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1978

United Kingdom
1978
Total fertility rate: 1.75
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 1.75 children per woman in 1978 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (123 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 686,720 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.75
Births
686,720
Births per 1,000 people
12.2
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
56,175,556
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
10-140.10.0%324
15-1928.98.2%63,362
20-24107.430.6%209,732
25-29123.435.2%241,211
30-3465.818.8%131,262
35-3920.45.8%33,268
40-444.41.2%6,820
45-490.40.1%578
50-540.10.0%162