Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1989

Western Europe
1989
Total fertility rate: 1.57
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.57 children per woman in 1989 — 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 28.0 years old. In total, 2,142,836 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.57
Births
2,142,836
Births per 1,000 people
12.2
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
175,254,019
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%394
15-1914.94.7%86,848
20-2477.324.4%534,938
25-29119.937.9%846,685
30-3474.623.6%489,811
35-3924.97.9%157,399
40-444.51.4%25,708
45-490.10.0%797
50-540.00.0%247