Statistics Norway

Births

2 Confinements of single and multiple births, by sex1. 1991-2008
Sex of children 1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2005 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Confinements, total 259 589       358 761       655 598       458 463       458 393       455 882       54 557       55 587       556 087       455 875       57 713       57 655       459 655
                           
Single births 58 745 57 780 54 546 57 410 57 344 54 847 53 498 54 521 55 030 54 833 56 690 56 621 58 608
1 boy 30 244 29 712 27 969 29 530 29 449 28 118 27 329 28 058 28 234 28 104 29 037 29 050 30 164
1 girl 28 501 28 068 26 577 27 880 27 895 26 729 26 169 26 463 26 796 26 729 27 653 27 571 28 444
Twin births  821  957 1 034 1 031 1 033 1 016 1 044 1 048 1 042 1 022 1 013 1 023 1 032
2 boys  288  322  331  330  353  334  351  325  326  321  332  348  359
1 boy and 1 girl  274  334  376  366  362  346  367  387  398  384  379  367  366
2 girls  258  301  327  335  318  336  326  336  318  317  302  308  307
Triple births 22 23 17 21 15 18 15 18 13 19 10 11 14
3 boys 3 6 3 7 6 1 5 5 2 3 2 3 3
2 boys and 1 girl 7 7 6 3 3 7 6 5 5 6 4 3 2
1 boy and 2 girls 8 6 4 5 4 5 1 3 5 6 4 3 6
3 girls 4 4 4 6 2 5 3 5 1 4 - 2 3
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.
6  Including 4 quadruple births in five-year period.

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