Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1962

Northern Europe
1962
Total fertility rate: 2.75
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.75 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (172 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 1,479,916 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.75
Births
1,479,916
Births per 1,000 people
17.8
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
83,108,020
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
10-140.10.0%372
15-1933.76.2%107,868
20-24165.730.2%448,656
25-29172.331.5%441,980
30-34105.319.2%281,472
35-3952.39.6%147,910
40-4417.23.1%48,450
45-491.10.2%2,957
50-540.10.0%245