Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1987

Northern Europe
1987
Total fertility rate: 1.82
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.82 children per woman in 1987 — 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 27.6 years old. In total, 1,239,350 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.82
Births
1,239,350
Births per 1,000 people
13.6
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
91,367,500
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%367
15-1926.67.3%89,329
20-2495.526.1%342,272
25-29126.934.7%435,717
30-3482.222.5%261,156
35-3928.37.7%91,895
40-445.81.6%17,844
45-490.30.1%686
50-540.00.0%85