Fertility in Southern Europe, 2023

Southern Europe
2023
Total fertility rate: 1.28
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
2023 1993, 30 years earlier
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2023  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Europe was 1.28 children per woman in 2023 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (87 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.8 years old. In total, 1,094,121 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.28
Births
1,094,121
Births per 1,000 people
7.2
Mean age of mothers
31.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
151,720,922
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%282
15-195.32.1%20,089
20-2427.110.6%102,960
25-2961.323.9%240,311
30-3486.933.9%372,778
35-3959.123.1%269,986
40-4414.95.8%78,297
45-491.60.6%9,315
50-540.00.0%103