Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 1999

Northern Europe
1999
Total fertility rate: 1.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.66 children per woman in 1999 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (101 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 1,103,598 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.66
Births
1,103,598
Births per 1,000 people
11.7
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
94,260,701
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%469
15-1924.27.3%71,219
20-2468.520.6%198,888
25-29101.430.4%337,562
30-3490.527.2%326,796
35-3940.512.2%142,505
40-447.62.3%25,004
45-490.40.1%1,151
50-540.00.0%16