Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1983

United Kingdom
1983
Total fertility rate: 1.77
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 1.77 children per woman in 1983 — 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 27.2 years old. In total, 720,473 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.77
Births
720,473
Births per 1,000 people
12.8
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
56,332,058
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%316
15-1927.77.8%63,191
20-2498.627.9%218,773
25-29126.635.8%245,192
30-3471.120.1%136,866
35-3924.36.9%48,231
40-444.61.3%7,430
45-490.20.1%374
50-540.10.0%101