Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Argentina, 1968

Argentina
1968
Total fertility rate: 3.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Argentina was 3.01 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 525,320 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.01
Births
525,320
Births per 1,000 people
22.7
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
23,150,583
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
10-141.90.3%2,038
15-1959.29.8%61,629
20-24154.625.7%147,969
25-29166.927.7%142,208
30-34118.019.6%93,477
35-3970.211.7%54,863
40-4426.14.3%19,788
45-494.70.8%3,208
50-540.20.0%142