Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1974

Southern Europe
1974
Total fertility rate: 2.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.53 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 2,351,802 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.53
Births
2,351,802
Births per 1,000 people
17.8
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
132,445,239
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%1,644
15-1933.26.6%172,455
20-24142.628.3%700,045
25-29160.931.9%749,777
30-3499.019.6%419,565
35-3949.89.9%221,907
40-4417.13.4%78,421
45-491.70.3%7,587
50-540.10.0%402