Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1956

Northern Europe
1956
Total fertility rate: 2.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.44 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (150 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 1,334,180 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.44
Births
1,334,180
Births per 1,000 people
16.7
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
79,967,214
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%136
15-1926.75.5%71,439
20-24142.929.3%369,721
25-29150.230.8%410,731
30-3496.319.7%280,718
35-3954.711.2%151,111
40-4416.13.3%46,506
45-491.20.3%3,570
50-540.10.0%244