Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Italy, 1982

Italy
1982
Total fertility rate: 1.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Italy was 1.56 children per woman in 1982 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (108 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 620,068 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.56
Births
620,068
Births per 1,000 people
10.9
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
56,719,175
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.00.0%48
15-1916.95.4%38,891
20-2489.728.8%186,618
25-29108.534.8%208,586
30-3464.020.5%126,521
35-3926.48.5%48,037
40-445.41.7%10,335
45-490.50.2%859
50-540.10.0%172