Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1969

Southern Europe
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.66
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.66 children per woman in 1969 — 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 28.5 years old. In total, 2,431,206 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.66
Births
2,431,206
Births per 1,000 people
19.1
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
127,147,663
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
10-140.30.0%1,324
15-1928.85.4%145,114
20-24137.726.0%664,949
25-29167.531.6%728,215
30-34110.620.9%501,651
35-3961.911.7%288,363
40-4420.43.9%91,160
45-492.50.5%10,086
50-540.10.0%335