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CHAPTER II<br />

Population and fertility<br />

Befolkn<strong>in</strong>g og fertilitet<br />

Extra Materials Ekstra Materiale<br />

POPULATION AND FERTILITY<br />

<strong>Nordic</strong> tables for births and abortions Nordiske tabeller for fødsler<br />

og aborter<br />

Introduction Indledn<strong>in</strong>g<br />

This chapter beg<strong>in</strong>s <strong>with</strong> a general description<br />

of <strong>the</strong> population <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Nordic</strong><br />

countries and trends <strong>in</strong> population development<br />

followed by a more detailed<br />

description of fertility, births, <strong>in</strong>fant<br />

mortality and contraceptive methods.<br />

2.1 Population and<br />

population trends<br />

The population structure varies somewhat<br />

between <strong>the</strong> <strong>Nordic</strong> countries,<br />

Sweden hav<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> oldest and Greenland<br />

<strong>the</strong> youngest population.<br />

The development <strong>in</strong> population growth<br />

varies somewhat between <strong>the</strong> <strong>Nordic</strong><br />

countries. The natural <strong>in</strong>crease has been<br />

greatest <strong>in</strong> Iceland, <strong>the</strong> Faroe Islands and<br />

Greenland throughout <strong>the</strong> period. Denmark,<br />

Åland and Sweden have <strong>the</strong> lowest<br />

natural <strong>in</strong>crease. In 2008, net migration<br />

contributed to population growth <strong>in</strong> all <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>Nordic</strong> countries <strong>with</strong> <strong>the</strong> exception of<br />

Greenland. In addition, <strong>the</strong>re is a large<br />

deficit of women of fertile age <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Faroe<br />

Islands.<br />

I dette kapitel gives der først en generel<br />

beskrivelse af befolkn<strong>in</strong>gen i de nordiske<br />

lande, efterfulgt af en nærmere beskrivelse<br />

af fertilitet, fødsler, spædbørnsdødelighed<br />

og prævention.<br />

2.1 Befolkn<strong>in</strong>g og<br />

befolkn<strong>in</strong>gsudvikl<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Sammensætn<strong>in</strong>gen af befolkn<strong>in</strong>gen er<br />

noget forskellig fra land til land. Sverige<br />

har den ældste og Grønland den yngste<br />

befolkn<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Udvikl<strong>in</strong>gen i befolkn<strong>in</strong>gstilvæksten varierer<br />

en del de nordiske lande imellem.<br />

Fødselsoverskuddet har hele perioden<br />

igennem været størst i Island, Færøerne<br />

og Grønland. Danmark, Åland og Sverige<br />

har det laveste fødselsoverskud. I<br />

2008 bidrager nettomigrationen til en<br />

befolkn<strong>in</strong>gsforøgelse med undtagelse af<br />

Grønland. Desuden har Færøerne et<br />

meget stort underskud af kv<strong>in</strong>der i den<br />

fertile alder.<br />

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