Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1982

Southern Europe
1982
Total fertility rate: 1.87
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.87 children per woman in 1982 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (123 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 1,905,199 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.87
Births
1,905,199
Births per 1,000 people
13.5
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
140,707,092
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%1,341
15-1925.46.8%148,017
20-24112.330.1%611,571
25-29122.632.9%615,611
30-3471.219.1%347,064
35-3932.18.6%140,710
40-448.42.2%36,451
45-490.90.2%4,035
50-540.10.0%384