Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1958

Western Europe
1958
Total fertility rate: 2.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.49 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (156 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 2,604,186 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.49
Births
2,604,186
Births per 1,000 people
17.4
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
149,892,728
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%406
15-1931.56.3%172,963
20-24143.928.9%765,212
25-29155.731.3%793,860
30-3498.519.8%528,601
35-3953.410.7%282,674
40-4413.02.6%54,087
45-491.00.2%5,907
50-540.10.0%467