Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1995

Northern Europe
1995
Total fertility rate: 1.71
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.71 children per woman in 1995 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,162,284 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.71
Births
1,162,284
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
93,385,780
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%482
15-1923.36.8%66,697
20-2475.822.1%241,033
25-29111.532.5%394,315
30-3489.026.0%316,760
35-3936.210.6%121,379
40-446.51.9%20,611
45-490.30.1%974
50-540.00.0%23