The fertility rate of a country is the average number of children that women from that country will have throughout their reproductive years. From 1800 to 1900, Norway's fertility rate fluctuated quite regularly, between 3.9 and 4.9 children per woman, and then in the first half of the twentieth century it declined gradually, falling to 1.9 in 1940. From 1940 until 1970, Norway experienced its 'baby boom' and the fertility rate rose to almost 3 children per woman in this time, before falling again to 1.7 in 1985. From this point onwards, the fertility rate has plateaued, between 1.7 and 1.9, and is expected to be 1.7 in 2020.
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UN DESA, & Gapminder. (June 17, 2019). Total fertility rate in Norway from 1800 to 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033637/fertility-rate-norway-1800-2020/
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