Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1976

Northern Europe
1976
Total fertility rate: 1.82
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.82 children per woman in 1976 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (123 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 1,139,775 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.82
Births
1,139,775
Births per 1,000 people
12.8
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
89,157,621
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%420
15-1929.98.2%98,621
20-24115.831.8%362,005
25-29123.233.9%410,346
30-3464.317.7%190,053
35-3923.76.5%61,949
40-446.01.6%14,842
45-490.50.1%1,357
50-540.10.0%181