Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1988

Northern Europe
1988
Total fertility rate: 1.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.84 children per woman in 1988 — 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, 1,258,412 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.84
Births
1,258,412
Births per 1,000 people
13.7
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
91,661,167
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%366
15-1927.77.5%90,979
20-2496.426.0%342,735
25-29126.634.2%442,144
30-3483.722.6%268,777
35-3929.68.0%94,235
40-445.71.5%18,359
45-490.30.1%711
50-540.00.0%106