Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1964

Southern Europe
1964
Total fertility rate: 2.80
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.80 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (175 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 2,574,303 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.80
Births
2,574,303
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
121,943,993
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%979
15-1923.34.2%115,305
20-24138.524.7%622,628
25-29175.331.3%811,510
30-34124.622.3%592,432
35-3969.212.4%314,668
40-4425.54.6%106,535
45-493.10.6%9,750
50-540.10.0%467