Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Europe, 2014

Northern Europe
2014
Total fertility rate: 1.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Europe was 1.80 children per woman in 2014 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (113 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 1,206,328 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.80
Births
1,206,328
Births per 1,000 people
11.8
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
102,327,852
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%213
15-1912.83.6%37,430
20-2454.715.2%181,266
25-29101.728.3%343,273
30-34112.631.3%386,167
35-3963.717.7%208,442
40-4413.23.7%46,447
45-490.80.2%3,088
50-540.00.0%2