Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1963

Northern Europe
1963
Total fertility rate: 2.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.78 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (176 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 1,509,658 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.78
Births
1,509,658
Births per 1,000 people
18.0
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
83,719,879
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%389
15-1935.46.4%116,403
20-24166.930.1%460,497
25-29175.531.7%454,600
30-34106.519.2%281,781
35-3952.39.4%145,774
40-4416.22.9%47,180
45-491.00.2%2,781
50-540.10.0%244