Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1965

Southern Europe
1965
Total fertility rate: 2.76
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.76 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 2,528,507 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.76
Births
2,528,507
Births per 1,000 people
20.5
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
123,052,314
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%998
15-1925.24.6%127,058
20-24137.625.0%612,683
25-29172.631.3%792,118
30-34121.222.0%573,594
35-3967.512.3%309,583
40-4423.64.3%102,046
45-493.20.6%9,972
50-540.10.0%440