Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Portugal, 1974

Portugal
1974
Total fertility rate: 2.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Portugal was 2.70 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (160 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 171,757 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.70
Births
171,757
Births per 1,000 people
19.0
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
9,059,176
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
10-140.30.0%104
15-1933.76.3%12,968
20-24136.025.3%48,793
25-29159.929.7%50,288
30-34107.019.9%29,693
35-3968.812.8%20,191
40-4428.35.3%8,473
45-494.10.8%1,190
50-540.20.0%54