Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Portugal, 1968

Portugal
1968
Total fertility rate: 3.12
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Portugal was 3.12 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (180 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 195,831 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.12
Births
195,831
Births per 1,000 people
22.2
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
8,809,704
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
10-140.20.0%68
15-1929.84.8%11,288
20-24153.424.6%51,048
25-29180.328.9%53,780
30-34129.720.8%40,402
35-3986.713.9%26,634
40-4437.46.0%11,051
45-495.70.9%1,497
50-540.30.0%65