Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Denmark, 1976

Denmark
1976
Total fertility rate: 1.75
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Denmark was 1.75 children per woman in 1976 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (124 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 65,337 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.75
Births
65,337
Births per 1,000 people
12.9
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
5,072,804
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%10
15-1923.16.6%4,150
20-24121.534.7%22,076
25-29124.135.4%24,250
30-3460.117.2%11,632
35-3918.15.2%2,746
40-443.20.9%443
45-490.20.0%22
50-540.10.0%8