Statistics Norway

Births

4   Confinements of single and multiple births, by sex1. 1991-2004
Sex of children 1991-1995 1996-2000 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Confinements, total 259 589     358 761     459 041     557 644     458 463     458 393     455 882     54 557     55 587     556 087
                     
Single births 58 745 57 780 58 081 56 716 57 410 57 344 54 847 53 498 54 521 55 030
1 boy 30 244 29 712 29 872 29 034 29 530 29 449 28 118 27 329 28 058 28 234
1 girl 28 501 28 068 28 209 27 682 27 880 27 895 26 729 26 169 26 463 26 796
Twin births  821  957  931  903 1 031 1 033 1 016 1 044 1 048 1 042
2 boys  288  322  310  306  330  353  334  351  325  326
1 boy and 1 girl  274  334  321  321  366  362  346  367  387  398
2 girls  258  301  300  276  335  318  336  326  336  318
Triple births 22 23 28 23 21 15 18 15 18 13
3 boys 3 6 9 5 7 6 1 5 5 2
2 boys and 1 girl 7 7 8 8 3 3 7 6 5 5
1 boy and 2 girls 8 6 9 4 5 4 5 1 3 5
3 girls 4 4 2 6 6 2 5 3 5 1
1  The number of confinements includes both live births and late foetal deaths.
2  Including 8 quadruple births in the five-year period.
3  Including 5 quadruple births in the five-year period.
4  Including 1 quadruple birth.
5  Including 2 quadruple births.

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