Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Spain, 1985

Spain
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Spain was 1.64 children per woman in 1985 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (117 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 458,808 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.64
Births
458,808
Births per 1,000 people
11.9
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
38,601,321
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
10-140.20.1%279
15-1918.45.6%29,636
20-2472.822.2%115,344
25-29116.735.6%166,589
30-3475.423.0%93,670
35-3933.510.2%41,180
40-4410.23.1%11,226
45-490.80.2%827
50-540.00.0%57