Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1971

Southern Europe
1971
Total fertility rate: 2.61
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.61 children per woman in 1971 — 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 28.3 years old. In total, 2,373,407 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.61
Births
2,373,407
Births per 1,000 people
18.4
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
128,884,504
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%1,489
15-1929.65.7%150,133
20-24141.527.1%693,544
25-29167.132.0%707,240
30-34105.520.2%463,647
35-3957.010.9%260,936
40-4419.23.7%86,899
45-492.10.4%9,112
50-540.10.0%405