Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Denmark, 1969

Denmark
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.00
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Denmark was 2.00 children per woman in 1969 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (134 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 71,292 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.00
Births
71,292
Births per 1,000 people
14.6
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
4,891,799
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%9
15-1938.49.5%7,007
20-24133.733.2%27,484
25-29131.032.6%22,481
30-3467.316.7%9,845
35-3926.06.5%3,622
40-445.31.3%766
45-490.40.1%65
50-540.10.0%12