Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Spain, 1973

Spain
1973
Total fertility rate: 2.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Spain was 2.84 children per woman in 1973 — 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 29.0 years old. In total, 668,545 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.84
Births
668,545
Births per 1,000 people
19.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
34,926,524
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%219
15-1916.83.0%23,134
20-24134.523.7%171,631
25-29196.234.6%237,869
30-34126.522.3%127,490
35-3967.912.0%77,552
40-4423.14.1%27,898
45-492.30.4%2,600
50-540.20.0%151