Fertility in Denmark, 2005

Denmark
2005
Total fertility rate: 1.80
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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Denmark was 1.80 children per woman in 2005 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (127 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 64,094 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.80
Births
64,094
Births per 1,000 people
11.8
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
5,419,554
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%6
15-195.41.5%819
20-2444.012.2%6,292
25-29127.035.3%21,400
30-34126.835.2%24,223
35-3947.913.3%9,604
40-448.52.4%1,689
45-490.30.1%59
50-540.00.0%0