Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1987

Western Europe
1987
Total fertility rate: 1.58
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.58 children per woman in 1987 — 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 27.7 years old. In total, 2,119,365 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.58
Births
2,119,365
Births per 1,000 people
12.2
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
173,282,864
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%411
15-1915.54.9%97,836
20-2483.426.4%589,236
25-29120.838.2%822,770
30-3469.922.1%446,490
35-3922.77.2%140,744
40-443.91.2%20,900
45-490.10.0%755
50-540.00.0%215