Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1988

Western Europe
1988
Total fertility rate: 1.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.59 children per woman in 1988 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 2,151,014 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.59
Births
2,151,014
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
174,101,524
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%403
15-1915.64.9%94,949
20-2481.325.4%568,771
25-29121.638.0%841,490
30-3473.222.9%471,586
35-3923.87.4%149,658
40-444.21.3%23,164
45-490.10.0%760
50-540.00.0%230