Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1973

Western Europe
1973
Total fertility rate: 1.88
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.88 children per woman in 1973 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (129 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 2,181,053 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.88
Births
2,181,053
Births per 1,000 people
12.9
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
168,590,138
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%815
15-1935.79.5%220,899
20-24128.734.3%795,004
25-29117.931.4%649,320
30-3457.915.4%325,023
35-3927.27.2%147,635
40-447.52.0%38,709
45-490.60.2%3,253
50-540.10.0%399