Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1992

United Kingdom
1992
Total fertility rate: 1.79
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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 1.79 children per woman in 1992 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (117 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 783,023 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.79
Births
783,023
Births per 1,000 people
13.6
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
57,719,272
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%342
15-1932.69.0%58,068
20-2485.323.6%189,817
25-29117.232.5%268,595
30-3486.924.1%188,893
35-3933.09.2%66,273
40-445.31.5%10,489
45-490.30.1%513
50-540.00.0%33