Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1957

Southern Europe
1957
Total fertility rate: 2.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.64 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 2,436,661 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.64
Births
2,436,661
Births per 1,000 people
21.2
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
115,002,189
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%557
15-1921.54.1%100,239
20-24121.923.0%600,795
25-29161.130.4%787,712
30-34118.622.3%549,204
35-3977.214.6%288,189
40-4426.34.9%95,018
45-493.90.7%14,532
50-540.10.0%414