Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1966

Northern Europe
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.68 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (166 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 1,502,695 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.68
Births
1,502,695
Births per 1,000 people
17.6
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
85,484,752
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%430
15-1944.68.3%147,728
20-24162.930.4%490,178
25-29166.131.0%442,026
30-3498.718.4%250,251
35-3948.39.0%130,093
40-4413.62.5%38,819
45-491.10.2%2,980
50-540.10.0%187