Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1952

Western Europe
1952
Total fertility rate: 2.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.40 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (143 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 2,522,527 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.40
Births
2,522,527
Births per 1,000 people
17.5
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
143,759,710
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%397
15-1927.25.7%147,103
20-24135.228.2%722,705
25-29143.129.8%790,602
30-34104.021.7%508,976
35-3952.010.8%246,510
40-4417.33.6%99,730
45-491.10.2%6,239
50-540.10.0%264