Fertility in Southern Europe, 1951

Southern Europe
1951
Total fertility rate: 2.68
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.68 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (158 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 2,330,176 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.68
Births
2,330,176
Births per 1,000 people
21.3
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
109,419,045
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%386
15-1918.03.3%92,435
20-24114.521.3%577,319
25-29157.829.4%746,713
30-34126.623.6%453,008
35-3981.115.1%315,048
40-4434.86.5%131,456
45-494.10.8%13,564
50-540.10.0%236