°Births
	Total fertility rate by country 1950–2005									Average age of mothers at first birth by country 1950–2003
	Children per woman
	CH	DE*	UK	ES	SE	FR	US			CH	DE*	UK	ES	SE	FR
1950	2.4					2.9			1950	26.7
1951	2.3					2.8			1951	26.7
1952	2.32	2.16				2.76			1952	26.5
1953	2.28	2.15				2.69			1953	26.5
1954	2.28	2.18				2.7			1954	26.4
1955	2.3	2.18			2.25	2.67			1955	26.4
1956	2.35	2.22			2.29	2.66			1956	26.3
1957	2.4	2.28			2.29	2.68			1957	26.2
1958	2.4	2.28			2.26	2.67			1958	26.1
1959	2.42	2.37			2.25	2.74			1959	26.1
1960	2.44	2.37	2.72	2.86	2.2	2.73			1960	26.1	25.0	24.8		25.5	24.8
1961	2.53	2.44	2.8	2.76	2.23	2.81			1961	25.9	24.9	24.7		25.5	24.8
1962	2.59	2.44	2.88	2.8	2.26	2.79			1962	25.8	24.7	24.5		25.4	24.7
1963	2.66	2.51	2.92	2.88	2.34	2.89			1963	25.8	24.6	24.4		25.4	24.7
1964	2.67	2.53	2.97	3.01	2.48	2.91			1964	25.7	24.5	24.3		25.3	24.5
1965	2.6	2.5	2.89	2.94	2.42	2.84			1965	25.6	24.4	24.2		25.2	24.4
1966	2.51	2.51	2.79	2.99	2.36	2.79			1966	25.6	24.3	24.0		25.3	24.5
1967	2.41	2.45	2.69	3.03	2.27	2.66			1967	25.5	24.2	23.9		25.3	24.5
1968	2.3	2.36	2.6	2.96	2.07	2.58			1968	25.4	24.2	23.9		25.6	24.5
1969	2.19	2.21	2.51	2.93	1.93	2.53			1969	25.3	24.1	23.9		25.8	24.5
1970	2.1	2.03	2.43	2.9	1.92	2.47	2.48		1970	25.3	24.0	23.9		25.9	24.4
1971	2.02	1.97	2.4	2.88	1.96	2.49	2.27		1971	25.3	24.1	23.9		25.9	24.4
1972	1.9	1.74	2.2	2.86	1.91	2.41	2.01		1972	25.4	24.1	24.1		26.0	24.3
1973	1.8	1.56	2.04	2.84	1.86	2.3	1.88		1973	25.5	24.2	24.3			24.3
1974	1.72	1.53	1.92	2.89	1.87	2.11	1.84		1974	25.6	24.4	24.4		24.2	24.4
1975	1.61	1.48	1.81	2.79	1.77	1.93	1.77		1975	25.7	24.5	24.6	25.1	24.4	24.5
1976	1.54	1.51	1.74	2.79	1.68	1.83	1.74		1976	25.9	24.6	24.8	25.0	24.6	24.6
1977	1.53	1.51	1.69	2.66	1.64	1.86	1.79		1977	26.1	24.7	25.0	24.9	24.8	24.6
1978	1.5	1.5	1.75	2.53	1.6	1.82	1.76		1978	26.3	24.8	25.1	24.8	24.9	24.8
1979	1.52	1.5	1.86	2.31	1.66	1.86	1.81		1979	26.3	24.9	25.1	24.8	25.1	24.9
1980	1.55	1.56	1.9	2.2	1.68	1.95	1.84		1980	26.3	25.0	25.1	25.0	25.3	25.0
1981	1.55	1.53	1.82	2.04	1.63	1.95	1.82		1981	26.4	25.1	25.3	25.2	25.4	25.2
1982	1.56	1.51	1.78	1.94	1.62	1.91	1.8		1982	26.5	25.4	25.4	25.4	25.6	25.3
1983	1.52	1.43	1.77	1.8	1.61	1.78	1.8		1983	26.7	25.6	25.6	25.5	25.8	25.4
1984	1.53	1.39	1.76	1.73	1.66	1.8	1.81		1984	26.9	25.9	25.8	25.7	26.0	25.7
1985	1.52	1.37	1.79	1.64	1.74	1.81	1.84		1985	27.1	26.1	25.9	25.8	26.1	25.9
1986	1.53	1.41	1.78	1.56	1.8	1.83	1.84		1986	27.2	26.3	26.1	25.9	26.2	26.2
1987	1.52	1.43	1.81	1.5	1.84	1.8	1.87		1987	27.4	26.4	26.4	26.1	26.3	26.4
1988	1.57	1.46	1.82	1.45	1.96	1.81	1.93		1988	27.5	26.5	26.6	26.3	26.3	26.6
1989	1.56	1.42	1.79	1.4	2.01	1.79	2.01		1989	27.6	26.5	26.9	26.6	26.3	26.8
1990	1.59	1.45	1.83	1.36	2.13	1.78	2.08		1990	27.6	26.6	27.3	26.8	26.3	27.0
1991	1.6	1.33	1.81	1.33	2.11	1.77	2.07		1991	27.6	26.8	27.5	27.2	26.5	27.2
1992	1.58	1.3	1.79	1.32	2.09	1.73	2.07		1992	27.8	26.9	27.8	27.5	26.7	27.4
1993	1.51	1.28	1.75	1.27	1.99	1.65	2.05		1993	27.9	27.1	27.9	27.8	27.0	27.6
1994	1.49	1.24	1.74	1.21	1.88	1.66	2.04		1994	28.0	27.3	28.2	28.1	27.1	27.9
1995	1.48	1.25	1.71	1.18	1.73	1.7	2.02		1995	28.1	27.5	28.3	28.4	27.2	28.1
1996	1.5	1.32	1.72	1.17	1.6	1.72	2.04		1996	28.2	27.6	28.7	28.5	27.4	28.4
1997	1.51	1.37	1.72	1.19	1.52	1.71	2.06		1997	28.4	27.8	28.6	28.7	27.5
1998	1.46	1.36	1.71	1.15	1.5	1.75	2		1998	28.5	27.9	28.8	28.9	27.8
1999	1.48	1.36	1.68	1.2	1.5	1.79	2.05		1999	28.5	28.0	28.9	29.0	27.9	27.8
2000	1.5	1.38	1.64	1.27	1.55	1.88	2.06		2000	28.7	28.2	29.1	29.1	27.9	27.9
2001	1.41	1.35	1.63	1.26	1.57	1.89	2.03		2001	28.8	28.4			28.2	28.0
2002	1.39	1.31	1.64	1.27	1.65	1.88	2.06		2002	29.0	28.6	29.3	29.2	28.3
2003	1.39	1.34	1.71	1.3	1.71	1.89	2.07		2003	29.1	28.8			28.5
2004	1.42	1.37	1.77	1.33	1.75	1.9
2005	1.42	1.34	1.8	1.34	1.77	1.92
										*DE: before 1991 only West Germany
*DE: before 1991 only West Germany
	Importance of children for adults: views in % by country 2002
	DE	ES	FR	SE	CH	US	UK*
Kids are the greatest joy in life	92.2	90.9	90.7	90.3	90.0	85.5	80.5
Life is empty without kids	44.5	31.4	32.3	10.0	15.5	17.8	14.1