Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1954

Southern Europe
1954
Total fertility rate: 2.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.63 children per woman in 1954 — 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 29.6 years old. In total, 2,367,694 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.63
Births
2,367,694
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
112,297,588
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%495
15-1919.73.8%96,752
20-24116.922.3%593,032
25-29157.330.0%759,961
30-34120.723.0%530,777
35-3975.914.5%253,213
40-4430.35.8%119,256
45-493.90.7%13,845
50-540.10.0%358