Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1972

Southern Europe
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.57
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.57 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (165 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 2,353,991 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.57
Births
2,353,991
Births per 1,000 people
18.1
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
130,058,837
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%1,595
15-1930.76.0%156,690
20-24142.627.7%702,247
25-29164.632.0%715,247
30-34101.719.8%438,302
35-3954.410.6%247,777
40-4418.23.5%83,127
45-492.00.4%8,581
50-540.10.0%422