Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1979

Northern Europe
1979
Total fertility rate: 1.86
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.86 children per woman in 1979 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (129 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 1,190,179 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.86
Births
1,190,179
Births per 1,000 people
13.3
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
89,682,130
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%403
15-1927.57.4%96,166
20-24113.330.4%365,054
25-29129.434.7%407,746
30-3471.219.1%235,229
35-3925.56.8%70,062
40-445.61.5%14,457
45-490.40.1%909
50-540.10.0%148