Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Italy, 1986

Italy
1986
Total fertility rate: 1.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Italy was 1.35 children per woman in 1986 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (99 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 557,096 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.35
Births
557,096
Births per 1,000 people
9.8
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
56,875,988
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%28
15-1911.04.1%24,328
20-2466.924.7%152,269
25-2998.536.5%200,272
30-3464.724.0%123,217
35-3923.88.8%47,649
40-444.91.8%8,674
45-490.30.1%545
50-540.10.0%116