Definition: Total fertility rate

Category: Demography

The mean number of children that would be born alive to a woman during her lifetime if she were to pass through her childbearing years conforming to the fertility rates by age of a given year. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=KS-CC-04-004&mode=view Eurostat, "Demographic statistics: Definitions and methods of collection in 31 European countries (2003 Edition)", Luxembourg, 2003Eurostat, "Fertility", General methodological informationEurostat, "Demography - Regional Data", General methodological informationEurostat, "Population", General methodological informationEurostat, "Glossary on Demographic Statistics", 2000 Edition