Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Argentina, 1978

Argentina
1978
Total fertility rate: 3.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Argentina was 3.36 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (182 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 688,694 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.36
Births
688,694
Births per 1,000 people
25.4
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
27,132,158
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
10-142.60.4%3,040
15-1977.711.5%89,199
20-24175.726.1%194,383
25-29181.627.0%190,835
30-34130.519.4%124,940
35-3974.811.1%63,139
40-4426.13.9%20,242
45-493.70.6%2,810
50-540.10.0%108