Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1996

Northern Europe
1996
Total fertility rate: 1.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.70 children per woman in 1996 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (109 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,148,707 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.70
Births
1,148,707
Births per 1,000 people
12.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
93,569,338
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%477
15-1923.66.9%68,004
20-2474.121.8%228,456
25-29108.932.0%382,050
30-3489.626.3%321,251
35-3937.110.9%125,957
40-446.72.0%21,476
45-490.30.1%992
50-540.00.0%31