Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 2011

Southern Europe
2011
Total fertility rate: 1.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.42 children per woman in 2011 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (91 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.7 years old. In total, 1,488,613 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.42
Births
1,488,613
Births per 1,000 people
9.6
Mean age of mothers
30.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
154,411,543
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
10-140.10.0%526
15-1910.23.6%39,519
20-2440.614.2%172,655
25-2975.326.4%359,384
30-3491.031.9%507,415
35-3955.219.4%332,022
40-4412.14.2%72,530
45-490.80.3%4,522
50-540.00.0%24