Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1962

Southern Europe
1962
Total fertility rate: 2.68
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.68 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,474,210 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.68
Births
2,474,210
Births per 1,000 people
20.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
119,831,850
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%977
15-1922.14.1%104,169
20-24130.024.2%593,342
25-29167.031.1%794,597
30-34119.822.3%566,416
35-3967.012.5%300,622
40-4428.15.2%102,285
45-493.20.6%11,294
50-540.10.0%490