Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1987

Southern Europe
1987
Total fertility rate: 1.56
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.56 children per woman in 1987 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (109 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 1,680,647 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.56
Births
1,680,647
Births per 1,000 people
11.7
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
143,066,297
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
10-140.10.0%817
15-1919.06.1%107,158
20-2484.326.9%487,055
25-29109.134.8%590,458
30-3467.221.5%335,649
35-3926.48.4%128,396
40-446.62.1%28,611
45-490.50.2%2,260
50-540.10.0%231