Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1974

Northern Europe
1974
Total fertility rate: 1.97
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.97 children per woman in 1974 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (131 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 1,221,738 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.97
Births
1,221,738
Births per 1,000 people
13.8
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
88,795,939
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%490
15-1935.59.0%113,086
20-24127.032.1%399,065
25-29131.133.2%435,174
30-3467.317.0%185,635
35-3926.86.8%69,062
40-446.81.7%17,342
45-490.60.2%1,685
50-540.10.0%199