Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Brazil, 1983

Brazil
1983
Total fertility rate: 3.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1983  +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 3.72 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (197 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 3,997,588 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.72
Births
3,997,588
Births per 1,000 people
30.8
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
129,790,077
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%17,697
15-1984.911.4%587,915
20-24196.926.4%1,264,382
25-29189.925.4%1,046,605
30-34136.818.3%628,051
35-3990.412.1%320,579
40-4438.85.2%114,929
45-496.40.9%16,788
50-540.30.0%642