Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1992

Western Europe
1992
Total fertility rate: 1.50
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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.50 children per woman in 1992 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 2,075,799 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.50
Births
2,075,799
Births per 1,000 people
11.6
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
178,982,876
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%353
15-1914.24.7%73,885
20-2467.022.2%440,455
25-29111.737.0%813,799
30-3477.025.5%540,034
35-3927.29.0%177,304
40-444.61.5%28,693
45-490.20.1%1,029
50-540.00.0%245