Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Denmark, 1965

Denmark
1965
Total fertility rate: 2.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Denmark was 2.61 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 85,914 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.61
Births
85,914
Births per 1,000 people
18.1
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
4,758,836
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
10-140.00.0%6
15-1951.59.9%10,429
20-24173.133.1%31,960
25-29163.231.2%24,365
30-3487.216.7%12,186
35-3937.97.2%5,470
40-448.91.7%1,398
45-490.60.1%88
50-540.10.0%12