Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1983

Southern Europe
1983
Total fertility rate: 1.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.79 children per woman in 1983 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (119 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 1,846,884 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.79
Births
1,846,884
Births per 1,000 people
13.1
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
141,269,753
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%1,222
15-1924.26.8%140,969
20-24106.029.6%586,127
25-29118.933.2%604,434
30-3469.419.4%337,100
35-3930.78.6%139,402
40-447.92.2%33,711
45-490.80.2%3,562
50-540.10.0%347