Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Europe, 2014

Southern Europe
2014
Total fertility rate: 1.38
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.38 children per woman in 2014 — 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 31.0 years old. In total, 1,359,723 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.38
Births
1,359,723
Births per 1,000 people
8.8
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
153,670,916
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%457
15-198.63.1%32,266
20-2436.213.1%147,050
25-2972.126.1%317,957
30-3490.232.6%457,842
35-3955.019.9%318,953
40-4413.24.8%79,235
45-491.00.4%5,935
50-540.00.0%21