Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1985

Southern Europe
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.66 children per woman in 1985 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (114 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 1,756,266 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.66
Births
1,756,266
Births per 1,000 people
12.3
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.8
Population
142,269,474
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%948
15-1921.86.5%125,184
20-2493.728.1%532,765
25-29113.734.1%597,328
30-3467.920.4%331,593
35-3928.28.5%134,749
40-447.22.2%30,596
45-490.60.2%2,821
50-540.10.0%282