Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1976

Western Europe
1976
Total fertility rate: 1.64
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.64 children per woman in 1976 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (113 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 1,974,113 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.64
Births
1,974,113
Births per 1,000 people
11.7
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
169,141,520
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%613
15-1927.88.5%180,669
20-24113.134.5%705,254
25-29110.933.8%679,008
30-3451.815.8%271,907
35-3919.05.8%107,934
40-444.91.5%25,703
45-490.50.1%2,476
50-540.10.0%543