Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1989

Southern Europe
1989
Total fertility rate: 1.51
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.51 children per woman in 1989 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (106 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 1,644,985 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.51
Births
1,644,985
Births per 1,000 people
11.4
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.8
Population
143,703,142
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%810
15-1917.05.6%95,126
20-2477.325.6%445,238
25-29106.535.2%593,237
30-3468.822.8%353,785
35-3926.38.7%127,299
40-445.92.0%27,449
45-490.50.2%1,910
50-540.00.0%128