Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Spain, 1972

Spain
1972
Total fertility rate: 2.87
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Spain was 2.87 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (196 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 668,185 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.87
Births
668,185
Births per 1,000 people
19.3
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
34,539,867
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%196
15-1915.72.7%21,259
20-24134.223.4%170,701
25-29195.734.1%230,600
30-34129.822.6%127,938
35-3971.212.4%84,854
40-4425.04.4%29,767
45-492.50.4%2,723
50-540.20.0%150