Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Argentina, 1987

Argentina
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Argentina was 3.04 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (166 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 694,917 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.04
Births
694,917
Births per 1,000 people
22.2
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
31,291,762
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
10-142.30.4%3,430
15-1970.311.6%90,195
20-24159.826.3%189,190
25-29166.327.4%191,317
30-34118.519.5%130,880
35-3966.010.9%68,185
40-4421.13.5%19,513
45-492.60.4%2,140
50-540.10.0%67