Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1956

Western Europe
1956
Total fertility rate: 2.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.44 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (150 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 2,543,671 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.44
Births
2,543,671
Births per 1,000 people
17.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
147,335,157
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%375
15-1927.15.6%152,528
20-24140.428.7%727,284
25-29149.830.6%787,170
30-3498.120.1%545,520
35-3958.011.9%251,627
40-4414.22.9%72,757
45-491.00.2%5,999
50-540.10.0%409