Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1988

Southern Europe
1988
Total fertility rate: 1.55
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.55 children per woman in 1988 — 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 27.9 years old. In total, 1,680,525 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.55
Births
1,680,525
Births per 1,000 people
11.7
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
143,413,191
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%802
15-1918.35.9%102,704
20-2481.826.3%472,887
25-29108.835.0%597,701
30-3468.722.1%347,493
35-3926.58.5%128,085
40-446.32.0%28,618
45-490.50.2%2,028
50-540.00.0%199