Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1981

Southern Europe
1981
Total fertility rate: 1.91
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.91 children per woman in 1981 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (125 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 1,930,227 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.91
Births
1,930,227
Births per 1,000 people
13.8
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.2
Population
140,061,571
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
10-140.20.1%1,391
15-1926.56.9%153,140
20-24116.130.4%622,934
25-29124.532.6%617,635
30-3471.918.8%350,369
35-3932.98.6%140,251
40-449.02.3%39,536
45-491.00.3%4,540
50-540.10.0%417