Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Denmark, 1966

Denmark
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Denmark was 2.61 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (175 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 88,058 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.61
Births
88,058
Births per 1,000 people
18.4
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
4,797,206
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
15-1953.710.3%10,513
20-24174.733.4%34,139
25-29161.931.0%24,600
30-3487.616.8%12,288
35-3936.36.9%5,167
40-448.21.6%1,251
45-490.50.1%83
50-540.10.0%12