Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Portugal, 1982

Portugal
1982
Total fertility rate: 2.07
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Portugal was 2.07 children per woman in 1982 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 149,718 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.07
Births
149,718
Births per 1,000 people
15.1
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
9,885,838
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
10-140.50.1%216
15-1938.99.4%16,475
20-24130.131.4%51,275
25-29124.630.1%43,490
30-3472.917.6%24,073
35-3933.78.1%10,277
40-4411.42.7%3,322
45-491.80.4%542
50-540.20.0%49