Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1981

United Kingdom
1981
Total fertility rate: 1.82
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 1.82 children per woman in 1981 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 728,036 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.82
Births
728,036
Births per 1,000 people
12.9
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
56,304,592
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%346
15-1928.37.8%65,180
20-24106.329.4%223,810
25-29130.136.0%247,937
30-3469.219.1%141,852
35-3922.86.3%40,884
40-444.71.3%7,499
45-490.30.1%409
50-540.10.0%119