Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1976

Southern Europe
1976
Total fertility rate: 2.40
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 2.40 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (149 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 2,283,758 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.40
Births
2,283,758
Births per 1,000 people
16.9
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
134,886,142
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
10-140.20.0%1,279
15-1934.07.1%182,612
20-24142.929.8%713,476
25-29148.931.1%725,133
30-3492.419.3%391,511
35-3944.49.3%195,130
40-4414.83.1%67,298
45-491.50.3%6,866
50-540.10.0%444