Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Argentina, 2012

Argentina
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Argentina was 2.30 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (109 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 736,973 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.30
Births
736,973
Births per 1,000 people
17.5
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
42,161,722
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
10-141.90.4%3,180
15-1964.914.0%112,284
20-24109.023.6%182,958
25-29105.322.8%168,203
30-34100.121.7%158,082
35-3961.113.2%87,729
40-4418.54.0%23,056
45-491.30.3%1,479
50-540.00.0%0