Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1979

Western Europe
1979
Total fertility rate: 1.64
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.64 children per woman in 1979 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (116 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 2,032,476 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.64
Births
2,032,476
Births per 1,000 people
12.0
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
169,927,894
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%565
15-1923.77.2%162,613
20-24109.633.3%700,334
25-29116.035.3%723,573
30-3458.517.8%330,544
35-3916.95.1%92,967
40-443.61.1%19,793
45-490.30.1%1,575
50-540.10.0%496