Fertility in Iceland, 2001

Iceland
2001
Total fertility rate: 1.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Iceland was 1.95 children per woman in 2001 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (125 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 4,087 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.95
Births
4,087
Births per 1,000 people
14.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
285,052
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%1
15-1920.55.2%211
20-2479.120.2%855
25-29125.432.1%1,324
30-34102.626.2%1,015
35-3952.913.5%571
40-4410.12.6%105
45-490.30.1%2
50-540.00.0%0