Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1953

Southern Europe
1953
Total fertility rate: 2.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.63 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 2,339,293 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.63
Births
2,339,293
Births per 1,000 people
21.0
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
111,252,834
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%418
15-1919.03.6%94,804
20-24114.621.8%579,941
25-29156.929.8%752,753
30-34123.023.4%504,949
35-3977.014.6%269,151
40-4431.76.0%123,167
45-494.00.8%13,750
50-540.10.0%340