Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1954

Western Europe
1954
Total fertility rate: 2.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.40 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (144 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 2,495,690 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.40
Births
2,495,690
Births per 1,000 people
17.2
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
145,403,132
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%411
15-1927.15.7%150,601
20-24137.728.8%710,823
25-29144.230.2%774,423
30-3498.520.6%555,895
35-3952.611.0%203,016
40-4416.53.5%93,971
45-491.10.2%6,213
50-540.10.0%339