Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 2011

United Kingdom
2011
Total fertility rate: 1.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 1.91 children per woman in 2011 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 814,718 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.91
Births
814,718
Births per 1,000 people
12.8
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
63,509,285
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
10-140.10.0%250
15-1921.75.7%42,194
20-2470.418.4%145,108
25-29103.527.1%228,001
30-34111.929.3%236,840
35-3960.815.9%129,728
40-4413.03.4%30,889
45-490.70.2%1,708
50-540.00.0%0