Statistics Norway

3.15 Live births, by order of birth. Per cent
Year In wedlock In and out of wedlock1
Total Order of birth Total Order of birth
1 2 3 4 5 and over Unknown 1 2 3 4 5 and over Unknown
1929-32  100.0 30.2 21.2 14.5 20.2 23.7 0.2  100.0 .. .. .. .. .. -
1933-35  100.0 34.8 22.6 14.3 9.1 19.1 0.1  100.0 .. .. .. .. .. -
1936-40  100.0 41.1 24.4 13.4 7.7 13.3 0.1  100.0 .. .. .. .. .. -
1941-45  100.0 40.9 28.1 14.3 7.2 9.0 0.5  100.0 .. .. .. .. .. -
1946-50  100.0 36.6 29.9 16.5 8.0 8.3 0.7  100.0 .. .. .. .. .. -
1951-55  100.0 37.9 30.2 16.5 8.0 7.4 0.0  100.0 .. .. .. .. .. -
1956-60  100.0 35.2 31.7 18.2 8.3 6.6 0.0  100.0 .. .. .. .. .. -
1961-65  100.0 34.2 30.5 19.5 9.1 6.7 0.0  100.0 .. .. .. .. .. -
1966-70  100.0 38.3 30.5 17.7 8.1 5.4 0.0  100.0 238.4 230.3 217.7 2, 313.7 .. -
                             
1971-75  100.0 42.0 34.0 15.2 5.6 3.2 -  100.0 41.5 33.7 15.6 39.2 .. -
1976-80  100.0 42.7 37.3 14.3 3.9 1.8 0.0  100.0 41.9 33.6 14.7 36.2 .. 0.6
1981-85  100.0 39.9 37.4 16.6 4.2 1.8 0.0  100.0 42.2 35.5 15.8 4.2 1.8 0.6
1986-90  100.0 31.2 40.6 20.8 5.3 2.0 0.1  100.0 43.6 34.8 16.0 4.1 1.5 0.1
1991-95  100.0 27.7 40.0 23.3 6.4 2.4 0.2  100.0 41.4 35.6 16.8 4.5 1.6 0.1
1996-00  100.0 29.4 37.2 24.0 6.7 2.8 0.1  100.0 40.9 34.7 17.8 4.8 1.8 0.0
2001-05  100.0 30.3 39.2 21.9 5.9 2.6 -  100.0 41.2 36.3 16.4 4.3 1.8 -
1  Figures for 1967-1985 are from the Medical Birth Registry and do also comprise stillbirths. This has very little impact on the relative distribution in the table.
2  Average for the period 1967-1970.
3  4 and over.
Source: Population Statistics and Medical Birth Registry.
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