Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1991

Western Europe
1991
Total fertility rate: 1.53
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.53 children per woman in 1991 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (115 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 2,115,249 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.53
Births
2,115,249
Births per 1,000 people
11.9
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
177,729,614
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%373
15-1915.45.0%82,688
20-2470.722.9%474,540
25-29114.937.2%832,797
30-3476.524.8%524,892
35-3926.68.6%170,869
40-444.51.5%27,971
45-490.20.1%875
50-540.00.0%238