Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1994

Southern Europe
1994
Total fertility rate: 1.35
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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.35 children per woman in 1994 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (93 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 1,493,296 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.35
Births
1,493,296
Births per 1,000 people
10.3
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
144,466,000
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
10-140.10.1%675
15-1913.14.8%69,094
20-2456.320.8%313,344
25-2993.234.4%530,701
30-3473.827.3%407,099
35-3928.410.5%144,976
40-445.42.0%25,691
45-490.40.1%1,613
50-540.00.0%102