Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1958

Southern Europe
1958
Total fertility rate: 2.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.64 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (162 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 2,438,682 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.64
Births
2,438,682
Births per 1,000 people
21.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
115,947,974
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
15-1921.74.1%100,220
20-24123.523.4%598,606
25-29161.730.6%791,369
30-34117.822.3%548,242
35-3974.214.0%297,943
40-4425.44.8%86,772
45-493.80.7%14,511
50-540.10.0%463