Fertility in Northern Europe, 1950

Northern Europe
1950
Total fertility rate: 2.37
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.37 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (141 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 1,354,414 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.37
Births
1,354,414
Births per 1,000 people
17.5
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
77,377,473
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%114
15-1923.85.0%62,431
20-24127.726.9%353,111
25-29140.829.7%425,364
30-34102.021.5%276,912
35-3959.012.4%175,435
40-4419.54.1%57,400
45-491.30.3%3,538
50-540.00.0%103