Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 1999

Western Europe
1999
Total fertility rate: 1.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.55 children per woman in 1999 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (111 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,000,292 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.55
Births
2,000,292
Births per 1,000 people
11.0
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
182,562,410
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%467
15-1911.43.7%60,816
20-2457.618.5%304,475
25-29111.035.8%691,088
30-3489.528.8%647,231
35-3934.711.2%254,250
40-446.01.9%40,184
45-490.20.1%1,571
50-540.00.0%214