Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1953

Northern Europe
1953
Total fertility rate: 2.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.35 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,317,445 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.35
Births
1,317,445
Births per 1,000 people
16.7
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
78,662,829
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%119
15-1922.94.9%60,062
20-24133.128.4%358,201
25-29142.230.3%403,812
30-3498.320.9%292,555
35-3953.711.4%146,401
40-4417.73.8%52,474
45-491.30.3%3,594
50-540.10.0%214