Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Brazil, 1985

Brazil
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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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 3.48 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (188 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 3,954,827 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.48
Births
3,954,827
Births per 1,000 people
29.2
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
135,515,596
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%17,674
15-1986.512.4%602,974
20-24188.126.9%1,253,896
25-29176.625.3%1,032,752
30-34123.417.7%607,159
35-3980.211.5%314,648
40-4434.95.0%108,652
45-496.10.9%16,444
50-540.30.0%627