Fertility rate in Norway 2022

In 2022, the total fertility rate in Norway decreased by 0.1 children per woman (-6.45 percent) compared to 2021. Therefore, the fertility rate in Norway saw its lowest number in that year with 1.41 children per woman. Notably, the fertility rate is continuously decreasing over the last years.
Total fertility rates refer to the average number of children that a woman of childbearing age (generally considered 15 to 44 years) can expect to have throughout her reproductive years. Unlike birth rates, which are based on the actual number of live births in a given population, fertility rates are hypothetical (similar to life expectancy), as they assume that current patterns in age-specific fertility will remain constant throughout a woman's reproductive years.

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