Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Denmark, 1989

Denmark
1989
Total fertility rate: 1.62
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Denmark was 1.62 children per woman in 1989 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (131 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 61,248 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.62
Births
61,248
Births per 1,000 people
11.9
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
5,132,715
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
15-199.12.8%1,629
20-2473.922.8%14,606
25-29130.940.3%24,871
30-3481.925.2%14,823
35-3925.27.8%4,598
40-443.51.1%701
45-490.10.0%18
50-540.00.0%0