Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1952

Northern Europe
1952
Total fertility rate: 2.33
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.33 children per woman in 1952 — 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 28.5 years old. In total, 1,319,746 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.33
Births
1,319,746
Births per 1,000 people
16.9
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
78,218,329
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
15-1922.84.9%59,156
20-24129.427.7%353,887
25-29140.630.1%406,138
30-34100.021.4%288,184
35-3954.611.7%154,827
40-4418.13.9%53,685
45-491.30.3%3,563
50-540.10.0%183