Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Brazil, 1965

Brazil
1965
Total fertility rate: 5.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Brazil was 5.68 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 3,339,611 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.68
Births
3,339,611
Births per 1,000 people
39.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
83,817,583
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
10-142.90.3%15,370
15-1984.17.4%354,332
20-24257.922.7%870,110
25-29295.626.1%879,361
30-34236.820.9%646,893
35-39166.714.7%404,422
40-4474.96.6%146,048
45-4914.51.3%22,141
50-540.70.1%933