Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1985

United Kingdom
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.79
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 1.79 children per woman in 1985 — 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 27.3 years old. In total, 747,104 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.79
Births
747,104
Births per 1,000 people
13.2
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
56,606,414
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%343
15-1929.78.3%65,035
20-2495.426.6%217,858
25-29127.335.6%261,200
30-3476.221.3%144,331
35-3924.36.8%49,749
40-444.81.3%8,139
45-490.20.1%357
50-540.10.0%89