Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1986

Western Europe
1986
Total fertility rate: 1.58
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.58 children per woman in 1986 — 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 27.6 years old. In total, 2,103,366 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.58
Births
2,103,366
Births per 1,000 people
12.2
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
172,689,145
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%433
15-1916.05.1%103,804
20-2486.927.5%613,666
25-29120.638.1%806,973
30-3467.321.3%426,120
35-3921.86.9%133,018
40-443.51.1%18,332
45-490.10.0%807
50-540.00.0%211