Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1952

Southern Europe
1952
Total fertility rate: 2.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.68 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (159 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 2,352,178 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.68
Births
2,352,178
Births per 1,000 people
21.3
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
110,241,028
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%391
15-1918.43.4%93,884
20-24114.921.4%579,563
25-29158.529.6%755,846
30-34126.923.7%483,890
35-3979.814.9%295,581
40-4433.76.3%129,222
45-494.00.7%13,505
50-540.10.0%279