Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1981

Western Europe
1981
Total fertility rate: 1.69
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.69 children per woman in 1981 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (121 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 2,138,943 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.69
Births
2,138,943
Births per 1,000 people
12.5
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
171,155,762
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%537
15-1922.66.7%157,352
20-24108.632.2%719,088
25-29121.336.0%762,432
30-3462.018.4%380,170
35-3918.75.5%97,948
40-443.51.0%19,830
45-490.20.1%1,193
50-540.10.0%387