Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 2011

Northern Europe
2011
Total fertility rate: 1.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.87 children per woman in 2011 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (115 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 1,250,810 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.87
Births
1,250,810
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
100,477,306
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%298
15-1917.04.5%52,405
20-2462.916.8%205,187
25-29105.328.1%356,580
30-34114.730.6%380,097
35-3961.116.3%206,951
40-4412.83.4%46,753
45-490.70.2%2,525
50-540.00.0%4