Fertility in Southern Europe, 1960

Southern Europe
1960
Total fertility rate: 2.67
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.67 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (166 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 2,475,398 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.67
Births
2,475,398
Births per 1,000 people
21.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
117,885,887
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%695
15-1922.64.2%103,387
20-24126.123.6%593,739
25-29166.231.0%806,609
30-34119.322.3%559,881
35-3969.413.0%306,411
40-4427.95.2%90,380
45-493.60.7%13,758
50-540.10.0%511