Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1968

Southern Europe
1968
Total fertility rate: 2.68
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.68 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (168 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 2,431,229 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.68
Births
2,431,229
Births per 1,000 people
19.3
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
126,259,648
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%1,250
15-1928.85.4%144,667
20-24137.625.7%638,059
25-29168.231.4%730,327
30-34113.421.2%519,328
35-3963.011.8%292,731
40-4421.24.0%94,082
45-492.70.5%10,427
50-540.10.0%353