Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1969

Northern Europe
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.40
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.40 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (151 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 1,406,950 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.40
Births
1,406,950
Births per 1,000 people
16.2
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
86,935,341
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%492
15-1942.98.9%132,777
20-24148.630.9%494,707
25-29151.531.5%422,323
30-3485.617.8%222,069
35-3939.88.3%102,208
40-4410.82.3%29,559
45-490.90.2%2,664
50-540.10.0%159