Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 2007

Northern Europe
2007
Total fertility rate: 1.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.84 children per woman in 2007 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (110 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 1,213,615 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.84
Births
1,213,615
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
97,906,403
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%371
15-1919.95.4%61,609
20-2466.218.0%212,350
25-29103.228.1%334,804
30-34110.330.0%358,323
35-3956.315.3%203,747
40-4411.13.0%40,559
45-490.50.1%1,848
50-540.00.0%4