Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1957

Western Europe
1957
Total fertility rate: 2.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.48 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (154 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 2,596,391 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.48
Births
2,596,391
Births per 1,000 people
17.5
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
148,524,328
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%386
15-1929.05.8%161,151
20-24143.028.8%749,299
25-29154.331.1%802,076
30-3499.019.9%539,812
35-3957.011.5%275,858
40-4413.22.7%61,484
45-491.00.2%5,907
50-540.10.0%423