Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1989

Northern Europe
1989
Total fertility rate: 1.83
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.83 children per woman in 1989 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (124 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 1,258,508 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.83
Births
1,258,508
Births per 1,000 people
13.7
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
91,948,355
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%368
15-1928.27.7%92,029
20-2494.225.6%334,746
25-29124.333.8%435,989
30-3484.322.9%278,289
35-3930.88.4%97,881
40-445.61.5%18,389
45-490.30.1%729
50-540.00.0%87