Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1982

United Kingdom
1982
Total fertility rate: 1.78
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 1.78 children per woman in 1982 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (127 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 718,929 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.78
Births
718,929
Births per 1,000 people
12.8
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
56,292,755
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%324
15-1927.97.9%64,121
20-24102.028.7%220,547
25-29127.335.9%243,927
30-3468.919.4%136,825
35-3924.16.8%45,687
40-444.41.2%7,003
45-490.30.1%389
50-540.10.0%108