Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Western Europe, 2011

Western Europe
2011
Total fertility rate: 1.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Western Europe was 1.66 children per woman in 2011 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (110 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 1,934,271 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.66
Births
1,934,271
Births per 1,000 people
10.2
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
189,377,780
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%448
15-198.72.6%44,851
20-2446.013.9%265,326
25-29103.131.1%594,574
30-34110.333.3%640,782
35-3952.315.8%314,119
40-4410.03.0%70,409
45-490.50.2%3,714
50-540.00.0%50