Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1991

Northern Europe
1991
Total fertility rate: 1.85
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.85 children per woman in 1991 — 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 27.8 years old. In total, 1,278,823 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.85
Births
1,278,823
Births per 1,000 people
13.8
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
92,570,696
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%418
15-1929.37.9%90,211
20-2491.924.7%320,494
25-29123.633.2%442,179
30-3488.023.6%299,027
35-3933.49.0%107,294
40-445.61.5%18,339
45-490.30.1%807
50-540.00.0%40