Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1973

Southern Europe
1973
Total fertility rate: 2.54
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.54 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 2,340,845 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.54
Births
2,340,845
Births per 1,000 people
17.8
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
131,238,145
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%1,627
15-1931.66.2%162,562
20-24141.928.0%698,932
25-29162.732.1%733,417
30-3499.219.6%422,364
35-3951.910.2%234,120
40-4417.33.4%79,282
45-491.90.4%8,106
50-540.10.0%423