Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1994

Northern Europe
1994
Total fertility rate: 1.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.75 children per woman in 1994 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (115 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 1,192,634 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.75
Births
1,192,634
Births per 1,000 people
12.8
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
93,183,057
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%473
15-1924.46.9%69,488
20-2478.922.5%257,420
25-29115.532.9%411,748
30-3489.425.5%314,308
35-3935.810.2%118,418
40-446.21.8%19,774
45-490.30.1%941
50-540.00.0%47