Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Argentina, 1966

Argentina
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Argentina was 2.97 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (165 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 501,007 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.97
Births
501,007
Births per 1,000 people
22.3
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
22,453,893
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
10-141.70.3%1,805
15-1956.49.5%56,840
20-24153.025.8%138,956
25-29165.327.9%135,646
30-34117.219.8%91,811
35-3969.011.6%54,320
40-4425.04.2%18,305
45-494.90.8%3,168
50-540.30.0%154