Fertility in Spain, 1955

Spain
1955
Total fertility rate: 2.51
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Spain was 2.51 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (162 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 598,329 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.51
Births
598,329
Births per 1,000 people
20.6
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
29,089,776
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%63
15-1910.12.0%11,468
20-2488.717.6%118,143
25-29162.032.2%206,001
30-34126.425.1%148,821
35-3982.216.3%80,994
40-4430.06.0%29,581
45-493.50.7%3,156
50-540.10.0%100