Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1997

United Kingdom
1997
Total fertility rate: 1.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 1.72 children per woman in 1997 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (104 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 728,676 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.72
Births
728,676
Births per 1,000 people
12.5
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
58,447,089
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%410
15-1929.38.5%52,476
20-2474.721.7%135,205
25-29104.130.2%233,701
30-3489.826.0%206,768
35-3939.211.4%85,120
40-447.22.1%14,356
45-490.30.1%634
50-540.00.0%6