Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1993

Northern Europe
1993
Total fertility rate: 1.78
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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.78 children per woman in 1993 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (118 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 1,218,335 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.78
Births
1,218,335
Births per 1,000 people
13.1
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
92,995,287
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
10-140.20.0%442
15-1926.27.3%75,357
20-2483.223.3%278,872
25-29118.133.1%422,803
30-3488.224.7%306,859
35-3934.79.7%113,573
40-446.11.7%19,434
45-490.30.1%927
50-540.00.0%60