Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1978

Northern Europe
1978
Total fertility rate: 1.80
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.80 children per woman in 1978 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (124 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 1,142,209 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.80
Births
1,142,209
Births per 1,000 people
12.8
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
89,489,370
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%388
15-1927.27.6%93,409
20-24111.230.9%353,587
25-29123.834.4%395,643
30-3467.918.9%219,568
35-3924.06.7%64,449
40-445.51.5%13,924
45-490.40.1%1,041
50-540.10.0%189