Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Brazil, 1952

Brazil
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Brazil was 6.10 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (318 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 2,622,122 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.10
Births
2,622,122
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
56,694,872
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
10-142.80.2%9,037
15-1992.77.6%273,886
20-24273.522.4%746,811
25-29317.826.0%730,491
30-34257.721.1%466,017
35-39182.314.9%276,980
40-4481.16.6%103,244
45-4914.91.2%15,082
50-540.70.1%576