Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 2002

Northern Europe
2002
Total fertility rate: 1.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.64 children per woman in 2002 — 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 29.0 years old. In total, 1,077,211 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.64
Births
1,077,211
Births per 1,000 people
11.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
95,205,199
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%398
15-1921.26.5%63,388
20-2464.019.5%190,733
25-2996.829.5%301,145
30-3493.328.4%332,727
35-3943.613.3%158,304
40-448.52.6%29,111
45-490.40.1%1,382
50-540.00.0%11