Fertility in Southern Europe, 1950

Southern Europe
1950
Total fertility rate: 2.77
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.77 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (162 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 2,375,238 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.77
Births
2,375,238
Births per 1,000 people
21.9
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
108,563,322
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
10-140.10.0%394
15-1918.43.3%94,781
20-24117.721.2%588,658
25-29161.929.2%754,799
30-34129.723.4%444,277
35-3985.515.4%342,034
40-4437.16.7%136,904
45-494.00.7%13,192
50-540.10.0%203