Fertility in Western Europe, 2001

Western Europe
2001
Total fertility rate: 1.58
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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.58 children per woman in 2001 — 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 29.2 years old. In total, 1,984,894 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.58
Births
1,984,894
Births per 1,000 people
10.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
184,084,987
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%531
15-1912.03.8%63,799
20-2456.617.9%309,478
25-29110.735.0%640,535
30-3492.729.3%645,412
35-3937.111.7%276,775
40-446.62.1%46,408
45-490.30.1%1,783
50-540.00.0%167