Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1985

Western Europe
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.55 children per woman in 1985 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (118 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 2,048,705 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.55
Births
2,048,705
Births per 1,000 people
11.9
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
172,207,536
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%449
15-1916.65.3%109,858
20-2489.028.6%625,736
25-29117.537.8%771,678
30-3463.420.4%398,904
35-3921.06.7%123,547
40-443.31.1%17,467
45-490.20.1%878
50-540.00.0%190