Fertility in Southern Europe, 1955

Southern Europe
1955
Total fertility rate: 2.64
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.64 children per woman in 1955 — 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 29.6 years old. In total, 2,399,630 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.64
Births
2,399,630
Births per 1,000 people
21.2
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
105.9
Population
113,224,007
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%539
15-1920.13.8%97,240
20-24118.522.4%596,491
25-29158.630.0%770,620
30-34119.322.5%541,860
35-3978.714.9%261,966
40-4429.85.6%116,468
45-493.90.7%14,066
50-540.10.0%364