Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1986

United Kingdom
1986
Total fertility rate: 1.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 1.78 children per woman in 1986 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (125 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 753,943 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.78
Births
753,943
Births per 1,000 people
13.3
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
56,751,922
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%333
15-1930.48.5%65,862
20-2493.626.2%215,016
25-29124.835.0%264,152
30-3478.221.9%149,424
35-3924.66.9%50,261
40-444.71.3%8,435
45-490.20.1%367
50-540.10.0%94