Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1993

Western Europe
1993
Total fertility rate: 1.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.46 children per woman in 1993 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (109 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 2,029,320 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.46
Births
2,029,320
Births per 1,000 people
11.3
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
180,066,796
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%336
15-1912.84.3%65,590
20-2463.721.6%406,860
25-29108.937.0%793,418
30-3476.926.1%552,274
35-3927.39.3%180,405
40-444.61.6%29,030
45-490.20.1%1,159
50-540.00.0%250