Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 2006

Northern Europe
2006
Total fertility rate: 1.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.80 children per woman in 2006 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (107 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 1,180,263 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.80
Births
1,180,263
Births per 1,000 people
12.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
97,187,186
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%387
15-1920.45.7%62,429
20-2465.518.3%207,054
25-29101.628.3%321,845
30-34107.129.8%355,346
35-3953.314.8%193,340
40-4410.62.9%38,120
45-490.50.1%1,730
50-540.00.0%9