Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1982

Northern Europe
1982
Total fertility rate: 1.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.80 children per woman in 1982 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (127 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 1,172,083 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.80
Births
1,172,083
Births per 1,000 people
13.0
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
90,132,366
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%379
15-1924.86.9%89,165
20-24104.529.1%356,148
25-29126.735.2%398,736
30-3471.019.7%230,226
35-3926.67.4%82,435
40-445.41.5%14,126
45-490.30.1%743
50-540.00.0%123