Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Denmark, 2004

Denmark
2004
Total fertility rate: 1.78
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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Denmark was 1.78 children per woman in 2004 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (126 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 64,414 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.78
Births
64,414
Births per 1,000 people
11.9
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
5,404,598
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%5
15-195.51.5%803
20-2445.612.8%6,630
25-29126.435.4%22,066
30-34125.135.0%23,797
35-3946.413.0%9,531
40-447.82.2%1,528
45-490.30.1%56
50-540.00.0%0