Statistics Norway

Births

2 Confinements of single and multiple births, by sex1. 1991-2011
Sex of children Annual average
1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2005 2006-2010 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Confinements, total 259 589 358 761 655 598 459 312 556 087 455 875 57 713 57 655 459 655 60 931 60 608 59 417
                         
Single births 58 745 57 780 54 546 58 276 55 030 54 833 56 690 56 621 58 608 59 857 59 606 58 430
1 boy 30 244 29 712 27 969 29 922 28 234 28 104 29 037 29 050 30 164 30 836 30 525 30 112
1 girl 28 501 28 068 26 577 28 354 26 796 26 729 27 653 27 571 28 444 29 021 29 081 28 318
Twin births  821  957 1 034 1 021 1 042 1 022 1 013 1 023 1 032 1 057  980  973
2 boys  288  322  331  344  326  321  332  348  359  361  322  320
1 boy and 1 girl  274  334  376  363  398  384  379  367  366  351  353  335
2 girls  258  301  327  313  318  317  302  308  307  345  305  318
Triple births 22 23 17 15 13 19 10 11 14 17 22 14
3 boys 3 6 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 6 3
2 boys and 1 girl 7 7 6 5 5 6 4 3 2 8 9 3
1 boy and 2 girls 8 6 4 4 5 6 4 3 6 4 5 3
3 girls 4 4 4 2 1 4 - 2 3 3 2 5
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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