Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1998

Northern Europe
1998
Total fertility rate: 1.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.68 children per woman in 1998 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (104 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 1,118,391 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.68
Births
1,118,391
Births per 1,000 people
11.9
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
93,986,578
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%463
15-1924.27.2%71,106
20-2469.920.8%204,044
25-29103.630.8%352,720
30-3490.526.9%326,768
35-3939.811.8%138,141
40-447.42.2%24,051
45-490.30.1%1,072
50-540.00.0%16