Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1983

Northern Europe
1983
Total fertility rate: 1.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.79 children per woman in 1983 — 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 27.4 years old. In total, 1,175,471 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.79
Births
1,175,471
Births per 1,000 people
13.0
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
90,294,486
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%360
15-1924.36.8%86,923
20-24101.528.3%352,193
25-29126.835.4%402,353
30-3473.120.4%231,815
35-3926.87.5%86,332
40-445.51.5%14,651
45-490.30.1%716
50-540.00.0%120