Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1966

Southern Europe
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.74
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.74 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (172 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 2,487,218 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.74
Births
2,487,218
Births per 1,000 people
20.0
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
124,156,869
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%1,049
15-1927.14.9%136,888
20-24136.324.9%599,017
25-29171.831.4%773,080
30-34119.621.8%558,949
35-3966.712.2%308,607
40-4422.74.1%98,888
45-493.10.6%10,343
50-540.10.0%398