Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Brazil, 1971

Brazil
1971
Total fertility rate: 4.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Brazil was 4.84 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (255 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 3,408,619 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.84
Births
3,408,619
Births per 1,000 people
34.9
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
97,739,273
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
10-143.10.3%19,509
15-1976.77.9%409,237
20-24228.423.6%995,343
25-29255.026.4%869,660
30-34198.120.5%587,875
35-39133.513.8%359,957
40-4459.06.1%143,009
45-4911.71.2%23,079
50-540.60.1%949