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72 Average age of parents at child's birth1
Period Mother's mean age at first births2 Father's mean age at first births Mother's mean age at all births Father's mean age at all births
1961-1965 24.0 27.5 .. ..
1966-1970 23.3 26.2 .. ..
1971-1975 23.4 26.0 26.0 ..
1976-1980 24.0 26.8 26.4 ..
1981-1985 24.7 27.5 27.1 ..
1986-1990 25.3 28.1 27.7 ..
1991-1995 26.1 28.7 28.5 ..
1996-2000 27.0 29.7 29.3 ..
2001-2005 27.9 30.6 30.0 33.0
2006-2010 28.1 30.9 30.3 33.4
         
1997 26.8 29.5 29.2 ..
1998 27.1 29.7 29.3 ..
1999 27.2 29.9 29.5 32.2
2000 27.4 30.1 29.6 32.6
2001 27.6 30.3 29.8 32.8
2002 27.7 30.5 29.9 32.8
2003 28.0 30.7 30.1 33.1
2004 28.1 30.8 30.2 33.2
2005 28.2 30.9 30.2 33.3
2006 28.1 30.8 30.3 33.3
2007 28.1 30.9 30.3 33.4
2008 28.1 30.9 30.3 33.4
2009 28.1 30.9 30.3 33.4
2010 28.2 30.8 30.3 33.4
2011 28.4 31.1 30.4 33.5
2012 28.5 31.2 30.4 33.5
1  Based on actual births in the period.
2  Numbers in the period 1986-2008 are calculated with a new method in 2009.
Source: Births, Statistics Norway.
More information:   http://www.ssb.no/en/fodte 

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