Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Brazil, 1972

Brazil
1972
Total fertility rate: 4.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Brazil was 4.74 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (250 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 3,459,178 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.74
Births
3,459,178
Births per 1,000 people
34.5
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
100,146,797
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%19,745
15-1979.28.4%435,997
20-24224.323.7%1,022,783
25-29249.826.4%883,223
30-34192.620.4%583,386
35-39128.613.6%350,214
40-4456.36.0%139,903
45-4911.21.2%22,986
50-540.60.1%934