Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1964

Northern Europe
1964
Total fertility rate: 2.80
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.80 children per woman in 1964 — 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, 1,529,313 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.80
Births
1,529,313
Births per 1,000 people
18.1
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
84,319,802
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%397
15-1938.36.9%127,492
20-24167.530.1%471,819
25-29175.931.5%460,457
30-34106.719.1%276,283
35-3952.59.4%144,309
40-4415.42.8%45,583
45-491.10.2%2,716
50-540.10.0%253