Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1953

Western Europe
1953
Total fertility rate: 2.38
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.38 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 2,483,374 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.38
Births
2,483,374
Births per 1,000 people
17.2
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
144,542,929
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%415
15-1927.05.7%148,070
20-24135.628.6%709,523
25-29142.430.0%773,819
30-34100.221.2%535,031
35-3950.710.7%214,472
40-4416.63.5%95,470
45-491.10.2%6,249
50-540.10.0%325