Fertility in Southern Europe, 1970

Southern Europe
1970
Total fertility rate: 2.61
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.61 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (166 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 2,361,400 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.61
Births
2,361,400
Births per 1,000 people
18.5
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
127,936,651
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
10-140.30.1%1,376
15-1928.85.5%144,864
20-24138.326.6%669,434
25-29165.831.9%701,150
30-34106.420.4%474,850
35-3958.811.3%271,676
40-4419.53.8%87,969
45-492.30.4%9,699
50-540.10.0%365