Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1971

Western Europe
1971
Total fertility rate: 2.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 2.18 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (147 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 2,457,994 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.18
Births
2,457,994
Births per 1,000 people
14.8
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
166,615,108
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%776
15-1941.09.4%247,849
20-24147.133.7%883,332
25-29129.029.6%669,884
30-3473.116.8%415,380
35-3935.78.2%186,208
40-449.52.2%50,523
45-490.70.2%3,725
50-540.10.0%311