Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Portugal, 1971

Portugal
1971
Total fertility rate: 3.00
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Portugal was 3.00 children per woman in 1971 — 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 29.1 years old. In total, 180,376 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.00
Births
180,376
Births per 1,000 people
20.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
8,685,582
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%86
15-1930.55.1%11,595
20-24146.624.5%49,206
25-29180.530.2%51,076
30-34122.520.5%34,070
35-3978.613.1%23,149
40-4433.75.6%9,728
45-495.10.9%1,402
50-540.30.0%68