Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Argentina, 1972

Argentina
1972
Total fertility rate: 3.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Argentina was 3.13 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (171 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 587,110 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.13
Births
587,110
Births per 1,000 people
23.8
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
24,644,328
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
10-142.10.3%2,397
15-1967.410.7%73,876
20-24162.125.8%168,241
25-29171.427.3%161,048
30-34122.019.4%101,929
35-3971.511.4%55,915
40-4426.24.2%20,334
45-494.40.7%3,237
50-540.20.0%130