Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1957

Northern Europe
1957
Total fertility rate: 2.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.50 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (155 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 1,357,006 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.50
Births
1,357,006
Births per 1,000 people
16.9
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
80,425,568
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%151
15-1928.15.6%75,897
20-24146.929.4%379,874
25-29154.831.0%418,002
30-3498.119.6%279,552
35-3954.510.9%155,471
40-4415.83.2%44,289
45-491.20.2%3,543
50-540.10.0%235