Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Denmark, 1983

Denmark
1983
Total fertility rate: 1.38
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Denmark was 1.38 children per woman in 1983 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (111 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 50,873 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.38
Births
50,873
Births per 1,000 people
9.9
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
5,114,468
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%4
15-1910.83.9%2,177
20-2479.328.8%14,663
25-29111.440.5%20,206
30-3455.520.2%10,231
35-3915.45.6%3,166
40-442.50.9%408
45-490.10.0%16
50-540.00.0%6