Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Norway
Norway: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.4 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.4 children per women
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
190th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.42 children per women
in 1859
All-time low
1.4 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
178
1846–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Norway, 1846–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Norway stood at 1.4 children per women. That is the lowest value across all 178 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Norway peaked at 3.42 children per women in 1859 and was at its lowest, 1.4 children per women, in 2023.
That places Norway 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 178 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Norway, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 2.93 children per women | — |
| 1847 | 2.93 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 2.86 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1849 | 3.15 children per women | +10.1% |
| 1850 | 3.06 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1851 | 3.12 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1852 | 3.02 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1853 | 3.13 children per women | +3.7% |
| 1854 | 3.38 children per women | +8.1% |
| 1855 | 3.31 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1856 | 3.18 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1857 | 3.26 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1858 | 3.3 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1859 | 3.42 children per women | +3.5% |
| 1860 | 3.23 children per women | -5.5% |
| 1861 | 2.92 children per women | -9.7% |
| 1862 | 3.1 children per women | +6.2% |
| 1863 | 3.24 children per women | +4.5% |
| 1864 | 3.18 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1865 | 3.18 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 3.15 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 2.96 children per women | -6.1% |
| 1868 | 2.9 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1869 | 2.88 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 2.91 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1871 | 2.93 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1872 | 2.95 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1873 | 2.92 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1874 | 3 children per women | +3.0% |
| 1875 | 3.06 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1876 | 3.12 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1877 | 3.16 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1878 | 3.16 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 3.24 children per women | +2.5% |
| 1880 | 3.07 children per women | -5.3% |
| 1881 | 2.98 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1882 | 3.03 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 3.13 children per women | +3.4% |
| 1884 | 3.21 children per women | +2.6% |
| 1885 | 3.22 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 3.19 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1887 | 3.26 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1888 | 3.15 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1889 | 3.08 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1890 | 3.21 children per women | +4.3% |
| 1891 | 3.26 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1892 | 3.16 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1893 | 3.28 children per women | +3.8% |
| 1894 | 3.23 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1895 | 3.33 children per women | +3.3% |
| 1896 | 3.3 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 3.33 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 3.37 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1899 | 3.31 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1900 | 3.33 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 3.38 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1902 | 3.36 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 3.28 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1904 | 3.24 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1905 | 3.16 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1906 | 3.19 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 3.15 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 3.15 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1909 | 3.22 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 3.13 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1911 | 3.14 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 3.09 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1913 | 3.07 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1914 | 3.06 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 2.88 children per women | -5.9% |
| 1916 | 2.96 children per women | +2.8% |
| 1917 | 3.07 children per women | +3.7% |
| 1918 | 3.01 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1919 | 2.83 children per women | -6.1% |
| 1920 | 3.26 children per women | +15.3% |
| 1921 | 3.02 children per women | -7.4% |
| 1922 | 2.9 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1923 | 2.84 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1924 | 2.66 children per women | -6.5% |
| 1925 | 2.46 children per women | -7.6% |
| 1926 | 2.44 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1927 | 2.25 children per women | -7.8% |
| 1928 | 2.22 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1929 | 2.14 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1930 | 2.11 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1931 | 2.02 children per women | -4.2% |
| 1932 | 1.96 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1933 | 1.8 children per women | -8.2% |
| 1934 | 1.77 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1935 | 1.73 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1936 | 1.74 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 1.78 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 1.82 children per women | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 1.85 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 1.88 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1941 | 1.78 children per women | -5.4% |
| 1942 | 2.07 children per women | +16.4% |
| 1943 | 2.24 children per women | +7.9% |
| 1944 | 2.43 children per women | +8.4% |
| 1945 | 2.41 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1946 | 2.77 children per women | +14.9% |
| 1947 | 2.68 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1948 | 2.61 children per women | -2.6% |
| 1949 | 2.53 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1950 | 2.42 children per women | -4.4% |
| 1951 | 2.38 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1952 | 2.48 children per women | +4.4% |
| 1953 | 2.55 children per women | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 2.58 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 2.67 children per women | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 2.74 children per women | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 2.73 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 2.77 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 2.8 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 2.76 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 2.83 children per women | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 2.81 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 2.82 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.88 children per women | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 2.84 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 2.82 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 2.72 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 2.68 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 2.63 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 2.46 children per women | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 2.44 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 2.34 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 2.19 children per women | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 2.09 children per women | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.95 children per women | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 1.83 children per women | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 1.73 children per women | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 1.74 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.72 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.69 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.67 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.68 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.63 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.63 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.65 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.68 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.72 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.81 children per women | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 1.86 children per women | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.91 children per women | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.89 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.86 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.84 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.85 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.86 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.87 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.84 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.8 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.83 children per women | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.84 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.77 children per women | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.74 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.78 children per women | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.81 children per women | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.82 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.88 children per women | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.88 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.94 children per women | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.96 children per women | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.93 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.86 children per women | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.83 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.77 children per women | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.74 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.72 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.61 children per women | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.56 children per women | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.52 children per women | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.47 children per women | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.55 children per women | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.41 children per women | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4 children per women | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2.97 children per women | 2.86 children per women | 3.15 children per women | 4 |
| 1850s | 3.22 children per women | 3.02 children per women | 3.42 children per women | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.07 children per women | 2.88 children per women | 3.24 children per women | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.04 children per women | 2.91 children per women | 3.24 children per women | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.13 children per women | 2.98 children per women | 3.26 children per women | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.28 children per women | 3.16 children per women | 3.37 children per women | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.25 children per women | 3.15 children per women | 3.38 children per women | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.02 children per women | 2.83 children per women | 3.14 children per women | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.62 children per women | 2.14 children per women | 3.26 children per women | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.86 children per women | 1.73 children per women | 2.11 children per women | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.34 children per women | 1.78 children per women | 2.77 children per women | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.61 children per women | 2.38 children per women | 2.8 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.78 children per women | 2.63 children per women | 2.88 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.05 children per women | 1.72 children per women | 2.46 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7 children per women | 1.63 children per women | 1.86 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 children per women | 1.8 children per women | 1.91 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 1.96 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 children per women | 1.52 children per women | 1.93 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 children per women | 1.4 children per women | 1.55 children per women | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Norway?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Norway was 1.4 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 children per women in 1859.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 children per women in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Norway ranks 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).