Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1988

United Kingdom
1988
Total fertility rate: 1.82
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 1.82 children per woman in 1988 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (124 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 782,549 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.82
Births
782,549
Births per 1,000 people
13.7
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
57,026,546
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%321
15-1933.09.0%67,892
20-2494.125.7%213,595
25-29123.633.8%275,565
30-3482.322.5%161,570
35-3927.57.5%53,216
40-445.01.4%9,923
45-490.20.1%390
50-540.00.0%74