Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Portugal, 1985

Portugal
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Portugal was 1.73 children per woman in 1985 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (107 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 128,892 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.73
Births
128,892
Births per 1,000 people
12.9
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.8
Population
9,979,469
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
10-140.40.1%161
15-1932.89.5%13,287
20-24107.431.0%43,345
25-29106.430.7%39,170
30-3461.717.8%20,968
35-3927.78.0%8,949
40-449.02.6%2,638
45-491.10.3%343
50-540.10.0%32