Table 1.
Completed fertility by country: EU-SILC estimates compared to HFD data
| Country | EU-SILC | EU-SILC | EU-SILC | HFD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All years | 1964–1968 | 1966 | 1966 | |
| Austria | 1.63 | 1.64 | 1.60 | 1.64 |
| Belgium | 1.71 | 1.78 | 1.90 | … |
| Denmark | 1.88 | 1.90 | 1.85 | … |
| Finland | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.94 | 1.92 |
| France | 1.73 | 1.70 | 1.68 | 2.02 |
| Germany | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.59 | 1.52 |
| Greece | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.75 | … |
| Ireland | 2.03 | 2.06 | 2.22 | … |
| Italy | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.42 | … |
| Luxembourg | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.58 | … |
| Netherlands | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.78 |
| Norway | 2.04 | 2.09 | 2.12 | 2.07 |
| Portugal | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.61 | 1.82 |
| Spain | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.58 | … |
| Sweden | 2.02 | 2.06 | 2.08 | 2.00 |
| UK | 1.67 | 1.70 | 1.74 | 1.90 |
Our working sample from EU-SILC data includes women born between 1960 and 1973. About 50 % of the sample was born in the years 1964–1968. For some countries, the Human Fertility Database (HFD 2014) provides data on completed fertility for cohorts born between 1935 and 1968. We report data for the 1966 cohort or if not available (Finland, Netherlands, Norway) for the 1965