Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1956

Southern Europe
1956
Total fertility rate: 2.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.62 children per woman in 1956 — 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 29.5 years old. In total, 2,403,431 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.62
Births
2,403,431
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
114,117,050
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%561
15-1920.63.9%97,923
20-24119.922.8%597,929
25-29158.630.1%774,760
30-34117.722.3%540,452
35-3978.014.8%272,114
40-4427.65.2%104,895
45-493.90.7%14,392
50-540.10.0%396