Fertility in Northern Europe, 2001

Northern Europe
2001
Total fertility rate: 1.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.63 children per woman in 2001 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (97 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 1,072,382 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.63
Births
1,072,382
Births per 1,000 people
11.3
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
94,863,643
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
10-140.10.0%443
15-1921.86.7%64,894
20-2464.719.9%190,288
25-2997.129.8%310,384
30-3490.727.9%325,338
35-3942.213.0%152,160
40-448.12.5%27,567
45-490.40.1%1,300
50-540.00.0%9