Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 2012

Northern Europe
2012
Total fertility rate: 1.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.87 children per woman in 2012 — 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 30.1 years old. In total, 1,250,545 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.87
Births
1,250,545
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
101,064,061
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%274
15-1915.84.2%47,858
20-2461.216.4%201,321
25-29105.128.1%356,198
30-34115.330.8%388,214
35-3962.416.7%206,216
40-4413.13.5%47,772
45-490.70.2%2,697
50-540.00.0%2