Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1985

Northern Europe
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.80 children per woman in 1985 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (128 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 1,203,067 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.80
Births
1,203,067
Births per 1,000 people
13.2
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
90,810,822
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%386
15-1925.47.0%87,412
20-2497.427.0%346,692
25-29127.735.4%421,150
30-3477.421.4%241,629
35-3926.87.4%89,280
40-445.61.5%15,719
45-490.30.1%677
50-540.00.0%107