Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Spain, 1981

Spain
1981
Total fertility rate: 2.04
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Spain was 2.04 children per woman in 1981 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (138 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 533,112 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.04
Births
533,112
Births per 1,000 people
14.1
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.7
Population
37,812,712
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
10-140.30.1%495
15-1922.35.5%35,893
20-24104.125.6%153,136
25-29138.434.0%175,290
30-3484.820.8%104,547
35-3942.710.5%48,767
40-4413.23.2%13,420
45-491.20.3%1,466
50-540.10.0%98