Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 2007

Southern Europe
2007
Total fertility rate: 1.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.42 children per woman in 2007 — 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 30.2 years old. In total, 1,538,813 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.42
Births
1,538,813
Births per 1,000 people
10.1
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
152,148,688
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%551
15-1911.64.1%47,306
20-2444.915.8%198,791
25-2977.327.1%407,062
30-3490.431.7%528,832
35-3950.017.6%294,490
40-449.93.5%58,829
45-490.50.2%2,928
50-540.00.0%24