Statistics Norway

Births

5   Age-specific fertility rates and total fertility rate. 1961-2004
Annual average Year Live births per 1 000 women. Age of women Total
fertility rate1
Reproduction rate
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 Gross2 Net3
1961-1965 37.9  178.0  177.3  112.7 58.1 18.7 1.3 2.942 1.411 1.370
1966-1970 43.7  175.1  164.6 98.5 48.7 14.1 1.0 2.732 1.320 1.291
1971-1975 44.0  151.8  140.6 73.7 31.3 7.6 0.4 2.243 1.094 1.074
1976-1980 29.9  115.5  120.7 62.4 22.1 4.4 0.2 1.771 0.860 0.845
1981-1985 20.5 99.4  122.6 67.2 22.3 3.9 0.2 1.680 0.816 0.804
1986-1990 17.8 93.2  136.9 85.2 27.3 4.4 0.2 1.824 0.888 0.875
1991-1995 15.2 82.6  137.7  100.2 37.2 5.6 0.2 1.879 0.911 0.901
1996-2000 12.4 70.6  130.9  107.8 43.5 6.9 0.2 1.851 0.906 0.898
                     
1981 23.8  107.0  120.5 63.0 22.0 3.9 0.2 1.701 0.833 0.821
1982 22.0  104.7  123.0 65.8 22.4 3.8 0.3 1.708 0.826 0.814
1983 19.7 97.3  120.3 67.8 22.4 3.6 0.2 1.655 0.800 0.789
1984 19.2 93.9  123.7 68.2 22.2 4.1 0.2 1.658 0.808 0.796
1985 17.8 94.0  125.5 70.9 22.7 4.2 0.2 1.677 0.814 0.801
                     
1986 18.2 93.2  129.4 74.4 22.2 4.1 0.2 1.710 0.828 0.816
1987 17.7 91.0  131.7 79.7 24.6 4.1 0.3 1.745 0.856 0.843
1988 18.2 94.3  138.6 85.1 27.7 4.6 0.2 1.841 0.897 0.885
1989 17.7 94.0  140.6 91.3 29.7 4.4 0.1 1.887 0.917 0.903
1990 17.1 93.4  144.0 95.2 32.3 4.7 0.3 1.932 0.940 0.927
                     
1991 16.7 89.7  140.3 98.3 34.3 5.1 0.2 1.918 0.930 0.918
1992 16.0 85.7  137.5 98.3 35.2 5.3 0.2 1.885 0.907 0.897
1993 15.0 81.8  134.8 99.0 37.1 5.7 0.3 1.860 0.907 0.897
1994 14.4 77.9  135.7  101.6 39.1 5.8 0.2 1.865 0.905 0.894
1995 13.5 77.5  134.3  103.6 40.2 6.2 0.2 1.869 0.907 0.899
                     
1996 13.5 75.3  135.9  106.7 41.4 6.5 0.2 1.889 0.912 0.904
1997 12.7 72.6  131.6  106.3 42.8 6.9 0.2 1.857 0.902 0.894
1998 12.4 68.7  128.2  105.0 43.3 6.9 0.2 1.814 0.885 0.876
1999 11.7 68.3  129.3  110.3 44.2 7.0 0.2 1.845 0.914 0.905
2000 11.7 67.3  129.3  110.5 45.7 7.3 0.2 1.851 0.918 0.909
                     
2001 11.0 62.7  123.6  107.9 45.6 7.0 0.3 1.784 0.869 0.861
2002 10.1 59.5  121.0  109.3 44.1 7.7 0.2 1.754 0.857 0.848
2003 9.1 58.9  123.6  113.2 47.5 7.7 0.3 1.797 0.873 0.863
2004 8.2 59.6  123.9  117.1 49.1 7.9 0.3 1.828 0.892 0.882
1  Total one-year age-specific fertility rates 15-49 years. The average number of live-born children born to a woman passing through the child-bearing period exposed at each age to the existing fertility but not exposed to mortality.
2  The average number of live-born daughters born to a woman passing through the whole childbearing period (15-44 years) according to the existing fertility rates.
3  The average number of live-born daughters born to a woman passing through the child-bearing period (15-44 years), exposed at each age to the existing fertility and mortality rates.

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