Table 3.19 Average number of live births per woman within selected ages, for cohorts of women (1-year cohorts)

3.19 Average number of live births per woman within selected ages, for cohorts of women (1-year cohorts)
Year of birth (cohort)	Age¹. Years

Year of birth (cohort)	20	25	30	35	40	50²

1820	0.08	0.70	1.75	2.91	3.92	4.55
1830	0.08	0.71	1.80	2.96	3.93	4.56
1840	0.09	0.71	1.75	2.90	3.92	4.53
1850	0.08	0.70	1.80	2.96	3.94	4.51
1860	0.09	0.72	1.78	2.89	3.81	4.30
1870	0.09	0.73	1.80	2.82	3.61	4.00
1880	0.12	0.78	1.74	2.62	3.28	3.57
1890	0.09	0.71	1.58	2.29	2.72	2.88
1900	0.11	0.66	1.27	1.73	2.01	2.12
1905	0.10	0.53	1.05	1.49	1.82	1.96
1910	0.08	0.46	1.00	1.53	1.93	2.04
1915	0.07	0.47	1.12	1.74	2.05	2.14
1920	0.09	0.58	1.31	1.84	2.14	2.22
1925	0.11	0.68	1.42	1.96	2.23	2.29
1930	0.15	0.87	1.69	2.23	2.46	2.49
1935	0.22	1.09	1.94	2.40	2.55	2.57
1940	0.26	1.19	1.98	2.33	2.42	2.44
1945	0.27	1.17	1.83	2.11	2.20	2.21
1950	0.29	1.08	1.66	1.96	2.07	2.09
1955	0.27	0.88	1.49	1.87	2.03	2.05
1960	0.18	0.72	1.40	1.88	2.06	.
1965	0.13	0.64	1.33	1.84	2.04	.
1970	0.12	0.57	1.24	1.78	.	.
1975	0.09	0.47	1.11	.	.	.
1980	0.08	0.41	.	.	.	.
1985	0.06	.	.	.	.	.

¹	Age at end of the year.
²	Total fertility rate for cohorts of women (actual number of children ever born).
Source: REP Cohort and Period Fertility in Norway 1820-1993.
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