Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1978

Western Europe
1978
Total fertility rate: 1.63
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.63 children per woman in 1978 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (114 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 1,997,486 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.63
Births
1,997,486
Births per 1,000 people
11.8
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
169,546,008
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%574
15-1924.87.6%166,883
20-24110.734.0%699,561
25-29113.734.9%707,457
30-3455.817.1%306,689
35-3916.75.1%93,151
40-443.91.2%20,802
45-490.40.1%1,841
50-540.10.0%516