Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1968

Northern Europe
1968
Total fertility rate: 2.48
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.48 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (155 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 1,439,431 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.48
Births
1,439,431
Births per 1,000 people
16.6
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
86,518,394
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
10-140.20.0%469
15-1944.08.8%138,543
20-24152.930.7%499,345
25-29155.331.2%424,603
30-3489.718.0%229,626
35-3942.68.6%111,435
40-4411.72.4%32,445
45-491.00.2%2,807
50-540.10.0%161