Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1994

Western Europe
1994
Total fertility rate: 1.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.44 children per woman in 1994 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (107 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 1,996,404 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.44
Births
1,996,404
Births per 1,000 people
11.0
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
180,771,246
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%327
15-1911.43.9%58,387
20-2461.321.1%376,806
25-29107.036.8%771,466
30-3477.826.8%569,773
35-3928.09.6%188,237
40-444.71.6%29,869
45-490.20.1%1,287
50-540.00.0%254