Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 2006

Western Europe
2006
Total fertility rate: 1.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.62 children per woman in 2006 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (106 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 1,949,852 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.62
Births
1,949,852
Births per 1,000 people
10.4
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
187,082,409
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%483
15-1910.03.1%55,793
20-2452.116.1%296,218
25-29105.932.8%611,327
30-34102.131.6%610,030
35-3944.413.7%312,325
40-448.12.5%60,989
45-490.40.1%2,602
50-540.00.0%88