Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Argentina, 1956

Argentina
1956
Total fertility rate: 3.15
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Argentina was 3.15 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (176 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 476,402 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.15
Births
476,402
Births per 1,000 people
25.0
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
19,049,964
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
10-141.50.2%1,336
15-1958.69.3%47,461
20-24162.225.8%126,555
25-29175.927.9%139,359
30-34122.219.4%90,897
35-3979.312.6%52,703
40-4425.14.0%15,370
45-495.00.8%2,616
50-540.20.0%106