Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1965

Northern Europe
1965
Total fertility rate: 2.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.74 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (171 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 1,515,272 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.74
Births
1,515,272
Births per 1,000 people
17.8
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
84,917,816
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%412
15-1941.57.6%138,860
20-24165.230.2%478,054
25-29171.231.3%452,630
30-34102.518.7%261,616
35-3950.99.3%138,485
40-4414.42.6%42,110
45-491.10.2%2,870
50-540.10.0%232