Fertility in Southern Europe, 1975

Southern Europe
1975
Total fertility rate: 2.45
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.45 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (154 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 2,310,867 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.45
Births
2,310,867
Births per 1,000 people
17.3
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
133,686,214
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%1,483
15-1933.76.9%178,280
20-24142.229.0%703,549
25-29154.131.5%738,860
30-3494.919.4%399,529
35-3947.19.6%208,818
40-4415.93.2%72,655
45-491.60.3%7,281
50-540.10.0%413