Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 1999

Southern Europe
1999
Total fertility rate: 1.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.32 children per woman in 1999 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (82 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 1,456,735 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.32
Births
1,456,735
Births per 1,000 people
10.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
145,488,097
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%557
15-1911.84.5%54,484
20-2446.917.8%249,223
25-2981.931.0%457,721
30-3480.830.6%461,981
35-3935.813.5%198,324
40-446.42.4%32,757
45-490.30.1%1,645
50-540.00.0%42