Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Spain, 1974

Spain
1974
Total fertility rate: 2.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Spain was 2.87 children per woman in 1974 — 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 28.9 years old. In total, 682,664 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.87
Births
682,664
Births per 1,000 people
19.3
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
35,361,762
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
10-140.20.0%254
15-1920.03.5%28,204
20-24136.123.8%173,183
25-29196.334.3%242,180
30-34129.422.6%138,083
35-3964.311.2%69,242
40-4423.84.2%28,880
45-492.20.4%2,486
50-540.10.0%151