Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1991

Southern Europe
1991
Total fertility rate: 1.46
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.46 children per woman in 1991 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (103 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 1,611,739 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.46
Births
1,611,739
Births per 1,000 people
11.2
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
144,149,670
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%800
15-1915.15.1%83,886
20-2470.223.9%398,355
25-29103.135.1%585,879
30-3472.124.5%381,409
35-3927.29.3%133,344
40-445.51.9%26,283
45-490.40.1%1,671
50-540.00.0%110