Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1971

Northern Europe
1971
Total fertility rate: 2.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.29 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (147 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 1,379,291 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.29
Births
1,379,291
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
87,807,678
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%550
15-1941.59.0%128,147
20-24146.931.9%488,475
25-29147.332.0%438,709
30-3478.817.1%206,809
35-3935.67.7%89,412
40-449.32.0%24,779
45-490.80.2%2,226
50-540.10.0%180