Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1982

Western Europe
1982
Total fertility rate: 1.65
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.65 children per woman in 1982 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (120 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 2,125,086 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.65
Births
2,125,086
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
171,555,657
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%524
15-1921.46.5%149,428
20-24105.131.7%708,144
25-29120.136.3%760,717
30-3461.418.5%381,693
35-3919.65.9%104,440
40-443.31.0%18,771
45-490.20.1%1,054
50-540.10.0%307