Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 2012

Southern Europe
2012
Total fertility rate: 1.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.41 children per woman in 2012 — 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 30.7 years old. In total, 1,447,906 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.41
Births
1,447,906
Births per 1,000 people
9.4
Mean age of mothers
30.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
154,365,485
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%507
15-199.73.5%37,219
20-2439.514.0%166,670
25-2974.326.3%344,671
30-3490.332.0%489,639
35-3954.919.4%328,164
40-4412.64.5%75,965
45-490.80.3%5,032
50-540.00.0%25