Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Spain, 1997

Spain
1997
Total fertility rate: 1.14
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Spain was 1.14 children per woman in 1997 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (86 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 371,212 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.14
Births
371,212
Births per 1,000 people
9.2
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
40,423,826
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%119
15-197.93.4%11,499
20-2424.010.4%39,836
25-2971.331.0%116,837
30-3486.437.6%142,788
35-3934.314.9%52,392
40-445.62.4%7,377
45-490.30.1%354
50-540.00.0%10