Fertility
790 live born children were born in Greenland in 2012. Of these 732 were born by mothers born in Greenland themselves, and 58 were born by mothers from abroad.
The annual number of live born can be decomposed into the size of the female population, their age-distribution and their age-specific fertility rates. Fertility often compares by a number of indicators, some shown in summary table 5.1.
Summary table 5.1. Fertility indicators 2012
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|
Total |
Mothers born in Greenland |
Born outside Greenland |
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|
|
1992 |
2002 |
2012 |
1992 |
2002 |
2012 |
1992 |
2002 |
2012 |
|
Liveborn |
1.237 |
954 |
790 |
1.124 |
877 |
732 |
113 |
77 |
58 |
|
Fertilityrate |
22,4 |
16,9 |
14,0 |
23,7 |
17,6 |
14,6 |
14,3 |
11,4 |
9,1 |
|
Generel fertility |
86,1 |
66,9 |
56,0 |
88,6 |
67,8 |
57,1 |
67,7 |
58,1 |
44,8 |
|
Total fertility |
2,619 |
2,571 |
1,983 |
2,634 |
2,634 |
2,019 |
2,340 |
1,983 |
1,378 |
|
Gross reproduction |
1,277 |
1,254 |
0,967 |
1,285 |
1,285 |
0,985 |
1,141 |
0,967 |
0,672 |
|
Net reproduction |
1,200 |
1,217 |
0,950 |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
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Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/beebblsf2
The fertility-indicators gives an overview of fertility and the age-specific fertility rates a more detailed picture. In figure 5.1. development in the age-specific rates are shown for women, born in Greenland.
The fertility level dropped very sharply in the late 1960s and early 1970s. From 1975 till today, the total fertility rate (the number of children a woman would get if she gives birth in accordance with the annual fertility rates) fluctuated between approximately 2.0 and 2.6 children.
Figure 5.1. Total fertility 1948-2012, per 1000 women born in Greenland
Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/beebbsf1
Over the last 10 years a decline in fertility for women under 25 years can be seen. The total fertility rate is now so low that the population can not reproduce itself.