Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 2006

Southern Europe
2006
Total fertility rate: 1.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.40 children per woman in 2006 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (90 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 1,530,725 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.40
Births
1,530,725
Births per 1,000 people
10.1
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
151,024,907
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%563
15-1911.54.1%46,903
20-2444.615.8%202,131
25-2977.427.5%415,031
30-3490.232.0%526,589
35-3948.017.0%281,389
40-449.53.4%55,393
45-490.50.2%2,696
50-540.00.0%22