Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 2004

Northern Europe
2004
Total fertility rate: 1.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.73 children per woman in 2004 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (101 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 1,133,761 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.73
Births
1,133,761
Births per 1,000 people
11.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
96,028,894
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
15-1921.46.2%64,503
20-2465.318.8%199,327
25-29100.328.9%307,159
30-34101.429.2%349,087
35-3948.614.0%177,771
40-449.72.8%34,027
45-490.50.1%1,514
50-540.00.0%4