Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1996

Western Europe
1996
Total fertility rate: 1.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.50 children per woman in 1996 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (110 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 2,039,449 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.50
Births
2,039,449
Births per 1,000 people
11.2
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
181,950,712
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%355
15-1910.53.5%55,320
20-2460.620.1%342,590
25-29109.936.4%762,290
30-3484.127.9%627,401
35-3930.910.3%216,608
40-445.11.7%33,225
45-490.20.1%1,402
50-540.10.0%256