Fertility in Southern Europe, 1961

Southern Europe
1961
Total fertility rate: 2.67
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.67 children per woman in 1961 — 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, 2,469,564 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.67
Births
2,469,564
Births per 1,000 people
20.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
118,834,536
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
10-140.20.0%830
15-1922.14.1%101,957
20-24127.123.7%591,633
25-29166.031.0%797,367
30-34119.722.4%564,914
35-3967.812.7%301,867
40-4428.85.4%97,847
45-493.40.6%12,614
50-540.10.0%514