Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1996

Southern Europe
1996
Total fertility rate: 1.32
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.32 children per woman in 1996 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (88 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,470,116 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.32
Births
1,470,116
Births per 1,000 people
10.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
144,834,133
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%604
15-1912.14.6%60,537
20-2450.919.1%281,747
25-2988.333.2%496,884
30-3477.229.0%436,897
35-3931.111.7%163,860
40-445.72.2%27,976
45-490.30.1%1,553
50-540.00.0%61