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 Mean age of mother at birth of one child (Years)
Characteristic Description
Name Mean age of mother at birth of one child (Years) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2002); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators
First available period 1990
Last available period 2013
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (NUTS - 2002)
Concepts
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  The persons who regardless of the fact that at the moment of observation ' 0:00 a.m. of the reference day ' are present or absent in a given housing unit, this unit being where they live during most of the year with their family, or where they have all or most of their belongings.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • MEAN AGE AT CHILDBEARING:  Mean age of women when their children are born, usually for a given calendar year.
Measure unit (symbol) Year (Year)
Power of 10  0
Observations For a given calendar year, the mean age of the mother at the birth of one child is calculated using the number of births by the ages of the mothers.
Last update date 27/03/2015


information presented in 5/11/2025