Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Spain, 1987

Spain
1987
Total fertility rate: 1.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Spain was 1.49 children per woman in 1987 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (109 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 431,001 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.49
Births
431,001
Births per 1,000 people
11.1
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.6
Population
38,852,010
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%217
15-1915.75.3%25,135
20-2462.120.8%100,710
25-29109.036.5%163,223
30-3473.424.6%95,031
35-3929.810.0%36,758
40-447.92.6%9,218
45-490.70.2%663
50-540.00.0%50