Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 2003

Northern Europe
2003
Total fertility rate: 1.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.69 children per woman in 2003 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (99 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,110,587 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.69
Births
1,110,587
Births per 1,000 people
11.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
95,581,146
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%369
15-1921.46.3%64,200
20-2464.819.1%195,845
25-2999.429.3%304,925
30-3497.628.8%343,069
35-3946.313.7%169,099
40-449.12.7%31,641
45-490.40.1%1,427
50-540.00.0%5