Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 2004

Southern Europe
2004
Total fertility rate: 1.38
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.38 children per woman in 2004 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (89 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 1,514,715 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.38
Births
1,514,715
Births per 1,000 people
10.2
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
149,034,944
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
15-1911.84.3%48,682
20-2445.216.3%215,294
25-2978.328.2%430,996
30-3488.731.9%509,182
35-3944.516.0%259,714
40-448.53.1%48,083
45-490.40.2%2,174
50-540.00.0%19