Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1954

Northern Europe
1954
Total fertility rate: 2.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.35 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (143 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 1,306,198 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.35
Births
1,306,198
Births per 1,000 people
16.5
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
79,102,556
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%115
15-1923.55.0%62,185
20-24135.628.9%358,733
25-29142.930.4%399,811
30-3496.120.5%290,635
35-3952.711.2%139,924
40-4417.23.7%50,958
45-491.30.3%3,597
50-540.10.0%235