Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1991

United Kingdom
1991
Total fertility rate: 1.82
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 1.82 children per woman in 1991 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (119 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 794,106 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.82
Births
794,106
Births per 1,000 people
13.8
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
57,555,192
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%332
15-1934.19.3%63,769
20-2488.524.2%199,266
25-29119.432.7%272,745
30-3486.423.6%184,544
35-3931.88.7%62,960
40-444.91.3%9,986
45-490.30.1%462
50-540.00.0%40