Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1972

Northern Europe
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.17
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 2.17 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (141 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 1,322,137 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.17
Births
1,322,137
Births per 1,000 people
15.0
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
88,222,345
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%548
15-1940.19.2%124,791
20-24139.432.0%453,350
25-29141.532.4%442,547
30-3473.516.8%194,800
35-3932.57.5%81,862
40-448.41.9%22,052
45-490.70.2%2,052
50-540.10.0%136