Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Brazil, 1981

Brazil
1981
Total fertility rate: 3.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Brazil was 3.94 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (203 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 3,972,186 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.94
Births
3,972,186
Births per 1,000 people
32.0
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
124,063,109
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
10-142.40.3%17,283
15-1982.410.4%563,414
20-24203.425.7%1,244,074
25-29202.025.6%1,046,173
30-34151.419.2%637,261
35-3999.212.6%325,386
40-4442.55.4%120,671
45-496.80.9%17,266
50-540.30.0%659